Frelsa

Old Norse Dictionary - frelsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "frelsa" in English.

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

frelsa Old Norse word can mean:

frelsa: t, mod. að, to free; frelstr, FmS. i. 79; pret. frelsti, 225. 70, SkS. 660, Gullþ. 4; frelstisk, FmS. vii. 59, x. 404, 413; frelstusk, SkS. 587 (frjalsti B); pres. frelsir, 655 xxxii. 4; imperat. frels, Hom. 159; part. frelst, Sturl. iii. 139: in mod. usage always frelsa, að, e. g. heldr frelsa (imperat.) oss frá íllu, in the Lord’s Prayer; this form occurs even in MSS. of the 14th century, e. g. frelsaði, BS. i. 269 (MS. Arna-Magn. 482); but frelsi, l. c., in the older recension, BS. i. 95: an older form frjálsa, að (frealsa), freq. occurs in old MSS.; pres. frjálsar, Gþl. 91; frjálsaði, Dipl. i. 11; infin. frjálsa, SkS. 349, 594 B; subj. frjálsisk, 349 B; frealsaðisk, Stj. 26: [Dan. frelse; Swed. frälsa]:—to free, deliver, rescue, passim: the law phrase, frelsa e-m e-t, to rescue a thing for one; til at f. honum sína föðurleifð, FmS. ix. 329; Egill kvaðsk frelst hafa Þórði manna-forráð, Sturl. iii. 139; frelsa þeim jörð er á, Gþl. l. c.; ok frjálsaði jörðina honum til æfinlegrar eignar, Dipl. l. c.; hann frelsaði sér þann hlut frá, er eptir var, til forráða, BS. i. 269; ok frelsti hón sveininum (veiðina), Gullþ. 4; frelsa þræl, to set a bondsman free, n. G. l. passim.

frelsa: II. reflex. to save oneself, escape, FmS. vii. 59 passim: as a law term, to get freedom, from bondage, n. G. l. i. 33: in a pasS. sense, SkS. 587 passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

imperat.: imperative.

infin.: infinitive.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pl.: plural.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

S.: Saga.

subj.: subjunctive.

Swed.: Swedish.

þ.: þáttr.

pass.: passive.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Arna-Magn.: Arna-Magnacanus.

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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