Léttr

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

léttr Old Icelandic word can mean:

léttr

a.

léttr

1) light, opp. to þungr;

léttr

2) active, nimble (l. á sér); vera á léttasta skeiði, to be at one’s most active age; ek em nú af léttasta skeiði, I am past my best years;

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3) unencumbered, free; verða léttari (at barni), to be delivered of a child; e-m verðr harms síns léttara, one is eased of one’s grief;

léttr

4) light, easy (mœddist hann fyrir þeim ok gekk þeim léttara); var veðr létt, the wind was light;

léttr

5) cheerful, gladsome (var konungr þá l. í öllum rœðum); e-m segir eigi létt hugr um e-t, one has apprehensions;

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6) of small value; leggja e-t í léttan stað, to think lightly of.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛏᛏᚱ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary