Lýta

Old Norse Dictionary - lýta

Meaning of Old Norse word "lýta" in English.

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

lýta Old Norse word can mean:

lýta
t, [ljótr], to deform, Skálda 170, Stj. 142.
lýta
II. metaph. to blemish; lasta ok lýta, Barl. 184, Stj. 134, Fas. i. 330, ii. 207: to disgrace, violate, Stj. 376, 502, 536.

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:

l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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