Lesni

Old Norse Dictionary - lesni

Meaning of Old Norse word "lesni" in English.

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

lesni: n. [prob. from lesa I. 3], a kind of head-gear for women; typt klæðar, vævgin ok lesni (lesin) þat á dóttir, n. G. L. i. 211, cp. JS. 78: poët., lesnis stofn, the ‘stem’ of the lesni = the head, Landn. 152 (in a verse); lesnis land (lesni lands MS.), id., Leiðarv. 24.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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