Mein-læti
Old Norse Dictionary - mein-læti
Meaning of Old Norse word "mein-læti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mein-læti can mean:mein-læti
- mein-læti
- n. pains, trouble, Mar., Hom. 73, Bs. 1. 194: eccl. self-chastisement, Sks. 486, Greg. 39, 70, 96.
- mein-læti
- 2. illness, Fb. i. 213; liggr jarl í þessum meinlætum allan þenna vetr, 212: in mod. usage esp. of internal illness, hydatides, or the like: meinlæta-fullr, etc. meinlæta-samr, adj. = meinlátsamr, Magn. 466, Bs. i. 134.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᛁᚾ-ᛚᛅᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- adj.
- adjective.
- esp.
- especially.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)