Leið-rétta

Old Norse Dictionary - leið-rétta

Meaning of Old Norse word "leið-rétta" in English.

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

leið-rétta Old Norse word can mean:

leið-rétta: 1. t, to put right, mend, correct, redress, Glúm. 341, Fas. i. 512, Bs. i. 142, K. Á. 66: reflex. to mend oneself, be mended, Stj. 117, Sks. 608, Rb. 3, Greg. 47: passim in mod. usage.

leið-rétta: 2. u, f. an amending, putting right, K. Á. 226: redress, Sturl. i. 73.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

reflex.: retlexive.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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