Yfir-litr
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-litr
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-litr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yfir-litr
- m. look, personal appearance; y. hennar ok kurteisi, Nj. 17; hví ert þú þannig yfirlits sem þú sér at bana kominn, Fms. xi. 144; líkr föður sínum bæði yfirlits ok at skapferli, Eg. 3, Fas. i. 234; blá at yfirlit, iii. 307; brúðirnar falda sítt ok sá úgörla þeirra y., Fms. xi. 106; at líkams yfirliti, Pr. 440: plur., líkr feðr sínum at yfirlitum ok skaplyndi, Eg. 84, Fms. x. 226: hyggr vandliga at yfirlitum þeirra systra, xi. 106; Kormakr heyrir hvat þær tala til yfirlita hans, Korm. 18.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᛚᛁᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)