Læti

Old Norse Dictionary - læti

Meaning of Old Norse word "læti" in English.

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

læti: n. pl., in dat. látum, [Dan. lader, cp. lát], manner, also including sound; læti er tvennt, læti heitir rödd, læti heitir æði, Edda 110. Vsp. 18; engi þau læti, hljóð eða raddir, Skálda 172; hón kveðr við svá hátt ok öskurliga at slík læti þóttisk konungrinn eigi heyrt hafa, Fb. ii. 26; við askranleg læti, Al. 142; honum þótti íllt at heyra læti þeirra, their wailings, Fms. iv. 369; bæði handa læti ok fóta, Sks. 116; lit ok læti, Skv. 1. 39.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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