Lata

Old Norse Dictionary - lata

Meaning of Old Norse word "lata" in English.

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

lata
að, to be slow, slacken, abate: impers., Helgi sækir at fast er hann finnr at Þorgrími latar, Fs. 138; þá er hann finnr at élinu latar, abates, (latrar Ed.), Fms. xi. 137.

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

Abbreviations used:

impers.
impersonal.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
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