Tóm-látr

Old Norse Dictionary - tóm-látr

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

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

tóm-látr: adj. slow, slovenly; Sköfnungr er t. en þú óðlátr, Korm. 80; eigi vóru þér nú tómlátir Íslendingar, Fms. vii. 35; Þórir var inn tómlátasti, Fas. ii. 414; var hans saknað … þeir kváðu öngan skaða vera um svá tómlátan mann, Fs. 69; mjök fúsum manni þykkir flýtirinn jafnvel t. vera, Stj. 172.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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