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konungr fór eigi at síðr); refl., letjast, to become loth, unwilling (þrællinn tók at l. mjök á starfanum).
lé-torfa, f. a turf cut with a scythe.
letr, n. letters, writing;
-ligr, a. literal;
-list, f. art of writing.
létta (-tta, -ttr), v. (1) with acc. to lighten (l. skipin); (2) with dat. to lift (þá létti köttrinn einum fœti); (3) l. e-u, to desist from, leave off; l. ferð sinni, to stop one’s journey, to halt; also absol., þeir léttu eigi (they stopped not, halted not) fyrr en þeir kómu í Skaptártungur; l. af e-u, l. af at gøra e-t, to leave off doing, give up (hann léttir aldregi af slíkt at vinna); l. af hernaði, to leave off freebooting; l. undan, to withdraw, retreat (svá kom því máli, at Sigvaldi létti undan); (4) to relieve, ease (hann létti hans meini með mikilli íþrótt); (5) impers., e-m léttir, one is relieved, eased (of pain, illness); sótt (dat.) léttir, léttir af sóttinni, the illness (fever) abates; with the person in dat., the illness in gen. honum létti brátt sóttarinnar, he soon recovered from the illness; l. upp, to clear up, abate, esp. of the weather; storminum (hríðinni) léttir upp, the storm (snowstorm) abates; (6) refl., léttast, to be lightened, cleared, of the sky (hinn syðri hlutr léttist); impers., e-m léttist = e-m léttir, one is relieved, eased (léttist honum heldr, ok var á fótum þrjá daga).
létta-bragð, n. cheerful look (gøra á sér –bragð);
-sótt, f. child-labour.
létt-brúnn, -brýnn, a. of cheerful look;
-búinn, pp. lightly clad;
-bærr, a. easy to bear;
-fleygr, a. swift, fleet-winged;
-fœrr, a. nimble, fleet;
-hjalaðr, pp. spoken of with ease.
létti, m. (1) alleviation, relief, ease; (2) readiness; af létta, readily, without reserve (hann sagði allt af létta).
létti-liga, adv. (1) lightly (búa sik –liga); (2) readily, with good will (dróttning tók kveðju hans –liga);
-möttull, m. light mantle.
léttir, m. alleviation, relief.
létti-skip, n., -skúta, f. a light, fleet ship;
-vinátta, f. good friendship.
létt-klæddr, pp. lightly clad;
-látr, a. affable; light-mannered;
-leikr, m. lightness, agility;
-liga, adv. (1) lightly; (2) easily (3) cheerfully, readily (taka e-u léttliga);
-ligr, a. light;
-lífr, a. living an easy life (e-m er –líft);
-læti, n. affability, friendliness (cf. ‘léttlátr’).
léttlætis-kona, f. loose woman.
létt-mæltr, pp. spoken with ease.
léttr, a. (1) light, opp. to ‘þungr’; (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; (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; (4) light, easy (mœddist hann fyrir þeim ok gekk þeim léttara); var veðr létt, the wind was light; (5) cheerful, gladsome (var konungr þá l. í öllum rœðum); e-m segir eigi létt hugr um e-t, one has apprehensions; (6) of small value; leggja e-t í léttan stað, to think lightly of.
létt-úð, f. light-heartedness;
-úðigr, a. light-hearted;
-vígr, a.; e-m er –vígt, one finds it easy to fight.
leyfa (-ða, -ðr), v. (1) to give leave to, allow, permit (leyfi þér honum at fara sem honum gegnir bezt); (2) to praise (at kveldi skal dag leyfa).
leyfi, n. leave, permission.
leyfi-ligr, a. permitted, allowed.
leyna (-da, -dr), v. (1) to hide, conceal; l. e-n e-u, to hide, conceal a thing from one; (2) refl., leynast, to hide oneself, be concealed; l. at e-m, to steal upon a person, attack by stealth; l. í brott, to steal away.
leynd, f. secrecy, concealment, hiding; með l., af l., secretly.
leyndar-bréf, n. secret letter;
-klefi, -kofi, m. closet;
-limr, m. the privy member;
-maðr, m. = -vinr;
-mál, n. secret affair, a secret;
-staðr, m. hiding place;
-tal, n. secret talk (eiga –tal við e-n);
-vinr, m. secret friend.
-leyndr, pp. secret; leyndr staðr = leyndarstaðr.
leyni, n. hiding-place;
-bragð, n. secret plot;
-dyrr, f. pl. secret door;
-fjörðr, m. hidden fjord;
-gata, f.

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