Mein-læti

Old Norse Dictionary - mein-læti

Meaning of Old Norse word "mein-læti" in English.

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

mein-læti Old Norse word can mean:

mein-læti
n. pains, trouble, Mar., Hom. 73, Bs. 1. 194: eccl. self-chastisement, Sks. 486, Greg. 39, 70, 96.
mein-læti
2. illness, Fb. i. 213; liggr jarl í þessum meinlætum allan þenna vetr, 212: in mod. usage esp. of internal illness, hydatides, or the like: meinlæta-fullr, etc. meinlæta-samr, adj. = meinlátsamr, Magn. 466, Bs. i. 134.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
adj.
adjective.
esp.
especially.
etc.
et cetera.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
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