Lýsing

Old Norse Dictionary - lýsing

Meaning of Old Norse word "lýsing" in English.

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

lýsing Old Norse word can mean:

lýsing: f. light, illumination, K. Á. 100.

lýsing: 2. the daybreak, dawn; í lysing þessa dags, Hom. 80; hann andaðisk þann sama morgun í lýsing, Fms. ii. 195: bíða lýsingar, iv. 151, ix. 46.

lýsing: II. metaph. declaration, publication, Grág. i. 18, Nj. 110, Gþl. 307.

lýsing: 2. the bans of marriage, K. Á. 110, Bs. i. 742. COMPBS: lýsingar-skeið, n. the time of daybreak, Fms. viii. 337. lýsingar-váttr, m. a witness to a declaration, a law term, Nj. 233. lýsingar-vætti, n. an attestation to a lýsing, Nj. 87.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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