Ljóss

Old Norse Dictionary - ljóss

Meaning of Old Norse word "ljóss" in English.

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

ljóss Old Norse word can mean:

ljóss
adj., compar. ljósari, superl. ljósastr; gen. fem. sing. ljóssar, Vkv. 5, mod. ljósrar; dat. fem. sing. ljóssi, Korm. (in a verse), mod. ljósri; gen. pl. ljóssa, mod. ljósra:—light, bright, shining; ljóss ok fagr, Edda 7; ljóss dagr, a bright day,l. 12; ganga ljósum logum (allit.), with ‘light lowes,’ bright lights; um morguninn eptir er ljóst var, Hkr. i. 61; gera ljóst, to dawn, Anal. 228; verða ljóst, to grow light, dawn, Fms. ix. 21, Eg. 219: of metals, ljósa exi, a bright shining axe, Ld. 276; ljósan lé, a bright scythe, Fsm.; ljósir aurar, the bright gold,l. 34: of a light-coloured horse, ljóss hestr and Lýsingr, but the ancients said hvítr hestr: of hue, ljóss í andliti, Fms. ix. 535; líki ens ljósa mans, Hm. 91; þat ljósa lík, Sól. 12; löttu ávalt ljósar, the ‘bright,’ fair ones, i. e. the ladies, Am. 29; sinnar ljóssar kvánar, Vkv. 5: ljós vara, light ‘ware,’ ermine, Eg. 69: also of food, milk, and the like, whence ljósa-verk, n. dairy work, Nj. 185; cp. hvítr matr.
ljóss
II. metaph. clear, evident, plain; ljóst er boðorð Drottins, Hom. 96; en hitt er ljóst, at …, Eg. 64; Egill segir í fám orðum it ljósasta um ferð sína, 409; hann kvaðsk hafa spurt af et ljósasta um hans erendi, Ld. 176; mæli ek því þetta svá ljóst, at ek veit …, Nj. 102; kallaði hann þá ljóst um málefni, Fms. vii. 141:—ljóss em ek í því, ek vil at …, I am clear in that matter …, Ísl. ii. 406; því vil ek ljósan gera mik, make a clean breast, Bs. i. 720: clear, easy to see, understand, and the like. Ljósa-vatn, n. Light-water, Bright-water, a local name, whence Ljós-vetningar, m. pl. the men from L., Nj., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
compar.
comparative.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
fem.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
sing.
singular.
superl.
superlative.
v.
vide.
L.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Anal.
Analecta. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fsm.
Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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