Lit

Old Norse Dictionary - lit

Meaning of Old Norse word "lit" in English.

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

lit
n. [A. S. and Hel. wlite, Ulf. wlits, = πρόσωπον], a glance; a απ. λεγ., augu heita lit, Edda 109; but found in compds, aug-lit, and-lit.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
f.
feminine.
Hel.
Heliand.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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