Leið-rétting

Old Norse Dictionary - leið-rétting

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

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

leið-rétting
f. (leið-réttan less correct, Bs. i. 166, cp. Gramm. p. xxxi), a setting right, correction, Hom. 12. 104, Post. 656 A. ii. 7: passim in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
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