Letr

Old Norse Dictionary - letr

Meaning of Old Norse word "letr" in English.

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

letr: n. [from Lat. litera], letters; í framflutning máls ok letri, Skálda 181; til letrs ok bóka-gerðar, Bs. i. 790: type, letters, characters, Latínu-letr, Latin letters; sett-letr, múnka-letr, ‘monks’-letters’ = black-letter; höfða-letr = the angular letters found in inscriptions on old tombstones; Rúna-letr, Runic letters; galdra-letr, magical characters:—a letter, writ, Jm. 19. letrs-háttr, m. a mode of writing, alphabet, Skálda 160.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Jm.: Jóns-máldagi. (J. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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