Látína

Old Norse Dictionary - látína

Meaning of Old Norse word "látína" in English.

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

látína: u, f. Latin, K. Þ. K. 74, Sks. 23; Látínu-bók, -bréf, -skrá, -söngr, a Latin book, deed, scroll, canticle, Fms. x. 147, Bs. i. 869, Pm. 86, Ám. 73; Látínu dikt, Latin composition, Fms. iii. 163; Látínu stafr, stafrof, Latin letters, alphabet, Skálda 170, 177; Látínu-list, Bs. i. 235; Látínu lærðr, a Latin scholar, Grág. (Kb.) i. 22; Látínu-mál, -tunga, the Latin tongue, Skálda 181, Ver. 37, Hom. 139, K. Þ. K. 74, 76; Látínu klerkr, a Latin clerk, scholar, Skálda 179; Látínu maðr, a Latin, Roman; Látínu skáldskapr, Latin poetry, 1 78; Látínu snillingr, a master in Latin, 181.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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