Fagnaðar-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - fagnaðar-lauss

Meaning of Old Norse word "fagnaðar-lauss" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fagnaðar-lauss
adj. (-leysi, n.), joyless, Bs. i. 462, 801: wretched, poor, 464, Fms. xi. 445.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛅᚴᚾᛅᚦᛅᚱ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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