Ljós
Old Icelandic Dictionary - ljósMeaning of Old Icelandic word "ljós" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
ljós Old Icelandic word can mean:
- ljós
- n.
- ljós
- 1) a burning light (þeir þóttust sjá fjögur ljós í hauginum brenna); kveikja l., to make a light;
- ljós
- 2) light of the sun, etc. (hefir þat ljós af sólu); fig., láta e-t í ljós, to bring to light, reveal; koma í l., to come to light, appear;
- ljós
- 3) world; í þvísa ljósi ok öðru, in this life and the next.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᛋ
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- e-t
- eitthvat.
- etc.
- et cetera.
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