lítt

See also: litt and litt.

Icelandic

Etymology

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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

Etymology

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Adverb

lítt (comparative minnr or miðr, 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 without his life; he is lifeless, dead
  5. (superlative degree) least

Declension
  • Icelandic: lítt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: litt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: litt
  • Danish: lidt

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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