Lát

Old Norse Dictionary - lát

Meaning of Old Norse word "lát" in English.

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

lát Old Norse word can mean:

lát: n., like the Engl. subst. let, scarcely used except in compds; út-lát, an outlet; í-lat, an inlet, a bag; blóð-lát, blood-letting.

lát: II. a loss; þeir sögðu konungi lát sitt, ok kölluðusk eltir hafa verit, Fms. xi. 370:—death, decease, ek segi þér lát Eyvindar bróður þíns, Nj. 4; lát hins helga Knúts konungs, Bs. i. 71; litlu síðar var mér sögð brenna hans ok lát, Fms. ii. 18; hann frá lát sonar síns, Gullþ., passim; manna-lát, loss of life; and-lát, líf-lát, q. v.; af-lát, killing.

lát: III. in pl. manners; allit., litr ok lát; skipta litum ok látum, to change shape and manners, Skv. 1. 38: esp. of bad manners, howling, uproar, hón var svá mjök blótin at menn máttu eigi standask lát hennar, Fas. i. 254; skrípa-lát, scurrility, Fms. viii. (in a verse), see læti; en aldrei veit ek hvat látum var, vii. 202; í sínum látum sumum, Skálda 170; gera spott at látum yðrum, Nj. 124; hann bað menn ekki syrgja né láta öðrum herfilegum látum, 197. láta-læti, n. pl. dissimulation.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

subst.: substantive.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

esp.: especially.

lit.: literally.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

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