Tóm-læti

Old Norse Dictionary - tóm-læti

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

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

tóm-læti
n. slowness, slovenliness, indolence; þeir sögðu Þorleif mjök Íslenzkan fyrir t. sitt, Eb. 198; t. (indolence) góðs verks, Hom. 26; t. várt er latir erum, 84.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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