Sám-leitr

Old Norse Dictionary - sám-leitr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sám-leitr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

sám-leitr
adj. swarthy, blackish; þat sortnar ok verðr sámleitt, Barl. 166; svartr ok s. af sumars-hita ok bruna, 199.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛘ-ᛚᛁᛁᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
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