Grun-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - grun-lauss

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

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

grun-lauss: adj. unsuspecting; grunlaust æði, a guileless mind, Ad. 2; eigi er mér þat grunlaust, I am not without misgivings, Grett. 159 A, Fas. i. 129; trúa Guði grunlaust, to put one’s trust in God, Ó. T. 37; vera grunlauss af e-u, to be unsuspected, above suspicion, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)

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