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.)