Ljóss

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ljóss

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ljóss" in English.

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

ljóss Old Icelandic word can mean:

ljóss
a.
ljóss
1) light, bright; l. dagr, a bright day; verða ljóst, to grow light, dawn;
ljóss
2) bright, shining (hann hafði exi ljósa um öxl);
ljóss
3) light-coloured, fair; l. á hár, light-haired, = ljóshárr; ljós vara, ermine;
ljóss
4) clear, evident, plain (hitt er ljóst, at þeir muni vilja vera úvinir mínir); vil ek ljósan gera mik, I will speak out plainly, make a clean breast.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛋ

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