lítt

See also: litt and litt.

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liht/
    Rhymes: -iht

Adverb

lítt (comparative miður, superlative minnst)

  1. little, not very
    Móðir hans var lítt hrifin.
    His mother was not very pleased.

Old Norse

Adverb

lítt (comparative minnr, superlative minnst)

  1. little, not very
    • ek kann lítt til laga
      I know but little of the law
  2. wretchedly, poorly, badly
  3. (comparative degree) less
  4. (comparative degree, with dative) without
    • hann er lífi minnr
      he is minus his life; he is lifeless, dead
  5. (superlative degree) least

Declension

References
  • lítt in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • minnr in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • minnst in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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