ljot
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Etymology 1
From Old Norse ljótr, from Proto-Germanic *leutaz. Cognates include Faroese ljótur, Jamtish ljøt. Attested as giøt by Jacob Nicolai Wilse in 1780 in his dictionary of Spydeberg dialect (he used gi- for every word beginning with sound [j]).
Adjective
ljot (neuter ljott, definite singular and plural ljote, comparative ljotare, indefinite superlative ljotast, definite superlative ljotaste)
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ljótr, from Proto-Germanic *leuhtaz. Akin to English light.
Adjective
ljot (neuter ljott, definite singular and plural ljote, comparative ljotare, indefinite superlative ljotast, definite superlative ljotaste)
Related terms
Male given names:
- Arnljot
- Bergljot
- Geirljot
- Havljot
- Hunljot
- Ljot, Ljote
- Ljotgeir
- Ljotolv, Ljotulv
- Torljot
- Ulvljot
Female given names:
- Arnljot
- Bergljot
- Ljota
- Ljotunn
- Torljot
References
- “ljot” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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