Löstr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - löstr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "löstr" in English.

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

löstr Old Icelandic word can mean:

löstr
(gen. lastar, dat. lesti; pl. lestir, acc. löstu), m.
löstr
1) fault, flaw; segja kost ok löst á e-u, to tell fairly the good and bad of a thing;
löstr
2) misbehaviour;
löstr
3) vice (l. ofdrykkjunnar).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛋᛏᚱ

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
dat.
dative.
gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
e-u
einhverju.

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