Um-leitan

Old Norse Dictionary - um-leitan

Meaning of Old Norse word "um-leitan" in English.

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

um-leitan: f. a seeking for, negociation, Ó. H. 58; hafa u. við vini sína, Fms. ix. 242, 406, v. l.; sætta u., Orkn. 272; var um sættir leitað … með u. margra manna, Valla l. 215; at þú komir mér í sætt við jarl með þeirri u. at …, Fs. 9.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

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