Lesa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lesa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "lesa" in English.

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

lesa Old Icelandic word can mean:

lesa
(les; las, lásum; lesinn), v.
lesa
1) to pick up, gather (l. hnetr, ber, aldin); l. saman, to gather, glean (l. saman axhelmur); l. upp, to pick up;
lesa
2) to grasp, catch (eldrinn las skjótt tróðviðinn); l. sik upp, to haul oneself up (hann las sik skjótt upp eptir øxarskaptinu);
lesa
3) to knit, embroider;
lesa
4) to read (l. á bók); l. fram, l. upp, to read aloud; l. um (of) e-n, to speak (evil) of one (l. fár um e-n).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛋᛅ

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