Há-leitr

Old Norse Dictionary - há-leitr

Meaning of Old Norse word "há-leitr" in English.

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

há-leitr
adj. high-looking, looking upwards; metaph. sublime, Fms. i. 96, Sturl. ii. 15, Th. 21.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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