Yfir-litr

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-litr

Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-litr" in English.

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

yfir-litr: m. look, personal appearance; y. hennar ok kurteisi, Nj. 17; hví ert þú þannig yfirlits sem þú sér at bana kominn, Fms. xi. 144; líkr föður sínum bæði yfirlits ok at skapferli, Eg. 3, Fas. i. 234; blá at yfirlit, iii. 307; brúðirnar falda sítt ok sá úgörla þeirra y., Fms. xi. 106; at líkams yfirliti, Pr. 440: plur., líkr feðr sínum at yfirlitum ok skaplyndi, Eg. 84, Fms. x. 226: hyggr vandliga at yfirlitum þeirra systra, xi. 106; Kormakr heyrir hvat þær tala til yfirlita hans, Korm. 18.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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