Lestr

Old Norse Dictionary - lestr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lestr" in English.

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

lestr Old Norse word can mean:

lestr: f. a lesson, portion for reading; Kristr mælti sjálfr enn í þeirri helgu lestr, Hom. 63; svá sem heilagr páfi Leo segir í lestinni, 671 B. 3.

lestr: II. in mod. usage, lestr, m., gen. lestrar and lestri, reading; gékk lestrinn seint ok tregliga, Bs. i. 155; gékk fram lestrinn djákna, 871, freq. in mod. usage:—home-service = húslestr, q. v.; vera við lestr, heyra lestr, to attend to a lestr; fyrir lestr, in the forenoon; eptir lestr, in the afternoon on Sundays, see húslestr.

lestr: COMPDS: lestrarkver, lestrbók, lestrarkór.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gen.: genitive.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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