Lota

Old Norse Dictionary - lota

Meaning of Old Norse word "lota" in English.

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

lota Old Norse word can mean:

lota: u, f. a round, bout, continuous effort, without stopping to take breath, or pause, in a fight, races, or the like; vóru góð vígin þar til er gengnar vóru ellefu lotur, Rd. 299; síðan glíma þeir þrjár lotur, Finnb. 318; gengr Ingólfs hestr betr í öllum lotum, Glúm. 356; þessir menn görðu svá harða lotu, at hverr þeirra hefir fyrir sik mann eða meirr, Fas. ii. 533; gengusk þeir at fast, görðu langa lotu, ok féll Jökull á kné, Finnb. 328; en er eptir Steingríms-lotan, var þá veitt allhörð atsókn, en Steingrímr varðisk alldrengiliga ok féll þar, Sturl. ii. 60; þykki þér eigi hörð lota gengit hafa, mágr? 53; þóttisk Teitr hafa haft hann ærit lengi í lotu, i. 148 (ltu C).

lota: II. lotum, adverb. by fits and starts; en lotum (from time to time) horfði hann á, Eg. 172, v. l.; litr hans var stundum rauðr, en stundum blár, en lotum var hann bleikr, Fas. ii. 285; hón reis upp ór rekkju lotum, Bs. i. 353. The word still remains in the mod. phrase, í stryklötu, in one start, without rest or breath; hlaupa í einni stryklötu.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

adverb.: adverbially.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

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