Kurteiss

Old Norse Dictionary - kurteiss

Meaning of Old Norse word "kurteiss" in English.

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

kurteiss: adj. [Fr. courtois], courteous, gentle; k. maðr, Sturl. ii. 133; kurleisar konur, gentle ladies, Fms. vii. 105; væn kona ok k., Nj. 1, Fms. xi. 106: of chivalrous, stately appearance, með ágætum riddarabúnaði, var þessi maðr inn kurteisasti, vi. 225; hann var lítill vexti en þó k., he was small of stature, but yet stately, vii. 157; riddari k. ok vaskr, Anal. 292; með kurteisri kveðju, 235.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Anal.: Analecta. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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