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.

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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

Related terms

• lítill (adjective)

Declension

• Icelandic: lítt
• Norwegian Nynorsk: litt
• Norwegian Bokmål: litt
• Danish: lidt
• Swedish: lite

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