Lýsa

Old Norse Dictionary - lýsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "lýsa" in English.

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

lýsa Old Norse word can mean:

lýsa: u, f. a gleam, shimmering light; brá yfir blám loga, Þórir spurði hvat lýsu þat væri, Gullþ. 5; ek sé lýsu (lýsa Ed.) langt norðr í haf, Fas. ii. 30 (in a verse); ek sé lýsu nokkura til hafsins, Finnb. 230; Sturlu sýndisk sem lýsu nokkurri brygði fyrir hamarinn, Sturl. ii. 86. lýsu-knappr, m. a nickname, Sturl. iii.

lýsa: II. a fish, gadus merluccius, Norse lysing, Edda (Gl.), Fms. vi. 376 (in a verse).

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

Similar entries:

Lýsa (II)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

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

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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