Leit

Old Norse Dictionary - leit

Meaning of Old Norse word "leit" in English.

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

leit: f. a search, exploration, as also an exploring party, expedition; jarl var sjálfr í leitinni, Nj. 131; fóru þrír í hverja leit, Eg. 220; konungr mun seint af hyggja um leitina, Fms. vi. 381; skipta þeir liði sínu í helminga til leitar í skóginum, x. 218; þeir spurðu at hestum þeim, er þeir vóru á leit komnir, the horses which they were ‘laiting’ come in search of, Ísl. ii. 349: plur., hvers þú á leitum ert, what art thou seeking? Fsm.: in a local sense, skulu vér fara dreift, þvíat leitin er víð, Fms. i. 70: in plur. leitir, ‘sheep-laiting,’ the search for sheep in the mountain pastures in autumn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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