Leistr

Old Norse Dictionary - leistr

Meaning of Old Norse word "leistr" in English.

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

leistr Old Norse word can mean:

leistr: m. [Ulf. laists = ἴχνος; A. S. læst; Engl. cobbler’s last; Dan. læst; cp. Germ. leisten, prop. = to follow in the footsteps]:—the foot below the ankle, Edda 100.

leistr: 2. a short sock; hefir flagnað framan af fætinum öðrum skinnit með nöglunum á þann hátt sem leistr, BS. i. 618; ok brann í gegnum skóinn ok leistinn (v. l. hosuna), ok fótrinn brann, Þiðr. 358, v. l.: mod., há-leistr, a ‘hough-last,’ a sock reaching to the ankle: poët., hyrjar-leistr, Ýt. 20; leista tré, the leg, Edda 100.

leistr: COMPDS: leistabrækr, leistalausS.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

mod.: modern.

poët.: poetically.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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