Til-lit

Old Norse Dictionary - til-lit

Meaning of Old Norse word "til-lit" in English.

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

til-lit
n. [cp. Germ. ant-litz], a look, glance; hefir Höttr íllt t., a dismal look, Fas. i. 67: an opinion, Guðs vilja ok réttsýnna manna tilliti, Fms. iv. 112: the looking after a thing.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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