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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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) without [with dative]

   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

Related terms

• lítill (adjective)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “lítt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “minnr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “minnst”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive