Losti

Old Norse Dictionary - losti

Meaning of Old Norse word "losti" in English.

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

losti Old Norse word can mean:

losti
a, m. [this word is, according to Grimm, derived from ljósta, to smite, so that ‘lust’ prop. means smiting or being smitten; Ulf. lustus = ἐπιθυμία; A. S. lyst; Engl., Germ., and Dan. lust]:—lust, esp. carnal lust, Hom. 16, 25, Pr. 474, Barl. 27, Orkn. 160; líkams losti, carnal lust, Magn. 466.
losti
COMPDS: lostafullr, lostagirnd, lostaliðr, lostasamligr, lostasemd, lostasynd.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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