Lýti

Old Norse Dictionary - lýti

Meaning of Old Norse word "lýti" in English.

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

lýti Old Norse word can mean:

lýti
n. a fault, flaw, deformity, Korm. 18, Grett. 158, Hkr. iii. 64: metaph. disgrace, Grág. ii. 129.
lýti
COMPDS: lýtafullr, lýtalauss.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
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