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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