Læsa

Old Norse Dictionary - læsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "læsa" in English.

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

læsa Old Norse word can mean:

læsa: t, [láss; Dan. laase], to lock, shut, with dat., læsti hón þegar loptinu innan, Nj. 7; var þeirri hurðu læst, Fms. iii. 67; þau vóru öll læst innan borgar, xi. 74; hurðin var bæði læst innan ok útan, Hom. 120; læsti síðan skríninu, Fms. vi. 402; kirkjur vóru allar læstar, viii. 229:—to shut one in, hón fylgði þeim í úti-búr ok læsti þau þar, Ísl. ii. 108; var hestr Grettis læstr í húsi sterkliga, Grett. 113: læsa bréf, to seal, Róm. 247, Bs. ii. 122:—to groove, í hjalti sverðsins vóru læstir lyfsteinar, Fas. iii. 244.

læsa: 2. of a beast of prey; læsa klóm, hrammi, to pierce or clasp with the claws; hón læsti klónum inn að beini: reflex., læsast or læsa sig, to pierce, penetrate; klærnar læstust inn að beini (of claws), mjúksár um limu logi mér læsir sig fast, Snót 128.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Snót: Snót, poems.

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