Litr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - litr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "litr" in English.

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

litr Old Icelandic word can mean:

litr
I)
litr
(gen. -ar, pl. -ir, acc. -u), m.
litr
1) colour, hue; bregða lit, to change colour; blár (grár, hvítr, rauðr) at lit, blue (grey, white, red) of colour;
litr
2) the colour of the sky, at dawn or dusk; en er þeir kómu upp á heiðina, kenndu þeir, at lit brá, they saw the day break; þá tók at kenna annars litar, then it began to grow dusk;
litr
3) dye (sœkja grös til litar).
litr
II)
litr
a. hued, coloured (vel, illa l.).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

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