Leysa

Old Norse Dictionary - leysa

Meaning of Old Norse word "leysa" in English.

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

leysa Old Norse word can mean:

leysa: t, [lauss; Ulf. lausjan = δύειν; A. S. losjan; Engl. loosen; Germ. lösen]:—to loosen, untie, Edda 29, Eg. 223, FmS. vii. 123; leysa skúa, 656. 2: the phrase, þó mun einn endi leystr vera um þetta mál, it will all be untied, end in one way, Gísl. 82, cp. Korm. (in a verse); leysa til sekkja, to untie, open the sacks, Stj. 216; leysa til sárs, to unbind a wound, BS. ii. 180; leysa sundr, to tear asunder, Grett. 115.

leysa: 2. imperS. it is dissolved, breaks up; þat veðr gerði mánudaginn, at skipit (acc.) leysti (was dissolved) undir þeim, hljópu menn þá í bát, Sturl. iii. 106; sum (skip, acc.) leysti í hafi undir mönnum, were wrecked, broken up, BS. i. 30; bein (acc.) leysti ór höfði henni, 196; leysti fót undan Jóni, Sturl. iii. 116:—of ice, snow, to thaw, þá er vár kom ok snæ leysti ok ísa, Eg. 77; kom þeyr mikill, hlupu vötn fram, ok leysti árnar, the ice broke up on the rivers, Sturl. iii. 45; þegar ísa leysir af vötnum, FmS. iv. 142; áin var leyst (thawed, open) með lönduni, en íss flaut á henni miðri, Boll. 358; vötn (acc.) mun ok skjótt leysa, Fbr. 12 new Ed.

leysa: II. metaph. to free, redeem; leysa líf sitt, Nj. 114; leysa sik af hólmi, passim, see hólmr:—leysa sik, to release oneself by performing one’s duty, see aflausn, Fbr. 154; þó mun Gunnarr leysa þik af þessu máli, Nj. 64; ek mun leysa Þorstein undan ferð þessi, Eg. 542: to redeem a vow, leysa kross sinn, FmS. x. 92; leysa heit, Stj. 520; l. suðrgöngu, Nj.

leysa: 2. to redeem, purchase, as a law term; þau sex hundruð, er hón hafði til sín leyst, Dipl. v. 7.

leysa: 3. to discharge, pay; at leysa þat gjald sem á var kveðit, FmS. x. 112; hann leysti þá eitt (hundrað) í kosti, fimm í slátrum, Dipl. v. 7; leysa or leysa af bendi, to perform, Band. 3; leysa e-n undan e-u, to release, Grág. i. 362.

leysa: 4. to solve; hann leysti hvers manns vandræði, he loosed, cleared up all men’s distresses, he helped every man in distress, viz. with his good counsel, Nj. 30; Sturla skyldi fara fyrir þá báða feðga ok leysa mál þeirra, BS. i. 554; leysa þrætu, to settle a strife, Róm. 295; leysa gátu, to read a riddle, Stj. 411; marga hluti spyrr konungr Gest, en hann leysir flest vel ok vitrliga, Fb. i. 346: leysa ór e-u (spurningu), to solve a difficulty, answer a question, FmS. vi. 367; nú mun ek leysa ór þinni spurningu, BS. i. 797; karl leysti ór því öllu fróðliga sem hann spurði, Fb. i. 330, Ld. 80, Hkr. iii. 186: to absolve, in an eccl. sense, Hom. 56, K. Á. 64, BS. passim.

leysa: 5. leysa út, to redeem (cp. ‘to bail out’); má vera at þú náir at leysa hann út héðan, FmS. i. 79, vii. 195: leysa út, to pay out; leysir Höskuldr út fé hans, Ld. 68; Höskuldr leysti út fé Hallgerðar með hinum bezta greiðskap, Nj. 18, FaS. i. 455: to dismiss guests with gifts (see the remarks to gjöf), leysti konungr þá út með sæmiligum gjöfum, FmS. x. 47.

leysa: III. reflex. to be dissolved; tók hold þeirra at þrútna ok leysask af kulda, 623. 33.

leysa: 2. to absent oneself; leystisk þú svá héðan næstum, at þér var engi ván lífs af mér, Eg. 411; í þann tíma er leystisk Eyrar-floti, 78; svá hefi ek leyst ór garði láðvarðaðar, Eg. (in a verse); Máriu-messudag leysti(sk) konungr ór Græningja-sundi, BS. i. 781.

leysa: 3. metaph. to redeem, relieve oneself; en hann leystisk því undan við þá, Íb. 11; en hann leystisk því af, at hann keypti at Þorgeiri lögsögu-manni hálfri mörk silfrs, FmS. x. 299; þat land er erfingjar ens dauða leysask af, Grág. ii. 238; megu vér ekki annat ætla, en leysask af nokkuru eptir slík stórvirki, Ld. 266.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

acc.: accusative.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pl.: plural.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

viz.: namely.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

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