Hlutr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hlutr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hlutr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hlutr Old Icelandic word can mean:

hlutr: (-ar, -ir), m.

hlutr: 1) lot;

hlutr: bera (leggja) hluti í skaut, to throw the lots into a cloth (lap of a garment);

hlutr: skera (marka) hluti, to mark the lots;

hlutr: 2) amukt, talisman (~ er horfinn or pússi þínum);

hlutr: 3) share, allotment, portion (hann fœrði Ølvi skip sin ok kallar þat vera hans hlut);

hlutr: 4) part (of a whole);

hlutr: höggva í tvá hluti, to cut in two parts;

hlutr: mestr ~ liðs, the most part of the company;

hlutr: meiri ~ dómanda, the majority of the judges;

hlutr: tveim hlutum dýrra, twice as dear;

hlutr: 5) participation;

hlutr: eiga hlut í e-u or at e-u, to have part in, be concerned in (mér uggir, at hér muni eigi gæfumenn hlut í eiga);

hlutr: þar er þú ættir hlut at, wherein thou wast concerned;

hlutr: 6) condition, position, lot;

hlutr: eiga hlut e-s, to be in one’s place (position);

hlutr: ef þú ættir minn hlut, if thou wert in my place;

hlutr: láta hlut sinn, to be worsted;

hlutr: sitja yfir hlut e-s, to oppress, weigh a person down;

hlutr: leggja hlut sinn við e-t, to cast in one’s lot with, to espouse a cause;

hlutr: hafa (fá) hærra, meira (lægra) hlut, to get the best (worst) of it;

hlutr: 7) thing;

hlutr: allir hlutir, all things;

hlutr: kynligr ~, a strange thing;

hlutr: um alla hluti, in all things, in all respects.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᚢᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

e-u: einhverju.

e-s: einhvers.

e-t: eitthvat.

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