Sið-læti

Old Norse Dictionary - sið-læti

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

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

sið-læti
n. good manners, morality, good behaviour, = siðferði, Mar.; þá lærða menn er miðr gættu siðlætis, Bs. i. 102, Greg. 41: with reference to religion, Kristiligt s., Fms. ii. 200, Bs. i. 42.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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