Latr
Old Norse Dictionary - latrMeaning of Old Norse word "latr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- latr
- adj., fem. löt, neut. latt, compar. latari, superl. latastr; [Ulf. lats = οκνηρός, αργός; A. S. læt; Engl. late, lazy; O. H. G. laz; Germ. lass; Swed. lat; Dan. lad]:—slow, lazy, Sturl. ii. 155, FmS. xi. 256; latr ok ó-hlýðinn, 686 B. 2: so in the saying, latr sækir latan heim: with gen., latr e-s, FmS. xi. 256; ó-latr, diligent: passim and freq. in mod. usage, eg er latr, latr að læra, latr að vinna, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- compar.
- comparative.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- fem.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gen.
- genitive.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- neut.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- superl.
- superlative.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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