Lýja

Old Norse Dictionary - lýja

Meaning of Old Norse word "lýja" in English.

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

lýja Old Norse word can mean:

lýja: pres. lý, lýr; pret. lúði; part. lúinn (lúiðr?):—to beat soft, thrash; hann lýr ok lemr, Stj. 95; hann lagði steininn niðr fyrir smiðju-dyrum, ok lúði þar við járn síðan, to forge iron with a sledge-hammer, Eg. 142; lýja líkam sinn, to chastise one’s body, Stj. 395; hón lýstr hann með trénu, svá at hón lýr (Ed. wrongly glýr) alla höndina, strikes him (on the wrist) with a cudgel and disables his band, Gísl. 156: metaph., lýr hann (acc.) sóttin, ok deyr hann, Fs. 195.

lýja: II. reflex. to become benumbed by a blow, of a limb; ok varð mikit högg svá at lúðisk undir, ok brotnuðu rifin, Korm. 212.

lýja: 2. to be worn, exhausted; tóku menn at lýjask mjök á erfiði, Grett. 95; þá tók Haraldr konungr at eldask mjök ok lýjask, Eg. 171.

lýja: III. part. lúinn, worn, bruised; vóru ok árar mjök lúnar, the oars were much worn by pulling, Bárð. 169; hann brytr upp gólfit er áðr var laust ok lúit, Bs. i. 198:—weary, exhausted, var lúinn hestr hans mjök, Bárð. 171; hann verðr ok lúinn, ferr undir eina eik ok hvílisk þar, Fas. i. 131.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

part.: participle.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

m.: masculine.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Bárð.: Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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