Yfir-lát
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-lát
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-lát"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yfir-lát
- n. a being made much of, honour, favour; þeir höfðu minnst y. (they were least made of) þvíat þeir þóttu vera dragmálir ok tómlátir, Fas. i. 382, Fms. vii. 219; Þórr var í miðju hofi ok hafði mest yfirlát, x. 323, Hkr. i. 211, Eg. 256; hann hafði þar gott yfirlát, Fms. xi. 206; ek var minnstr fyrir mér um atgörvi ok y., Fas. i. 151.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᛚᛅᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)