Les

Old Norse Dictionary - les

Meaning of Old Norse word "les" in English.

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

les Old Norse word can mean:

les: n. a lesson, in divine service: Þorláks söng ok les með, Vm. 35; at song ok lesi, 52; með lesi ok söng, Am. 43, 74; messu-söng ok les, Bs. i. 811.

les: COMPDS: lesbók, lesdjákn, leskór, lesskrá.

les: II. knitted wares, such as knitted gloves, drawers, socks, and the like, freq. in mod. usage; að endingu eg óska þér | að þú fair les og smér | í skattinn, Snót (1865) 330; prjón-les, knitted wares, socks, shirts, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

etc.: et cetera.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Snót: Snót, poems.

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