Laun

Old Norse Dictionary - laun

Meaning of Old Norse word "laun" in English.

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

laun Old Norse word can mean:

laun: 1. f. [from ljúga, contr. from laugn; cp. Ulf. ga-laugns = κρυπτός, and laugni, f. = κρυπτόν; Dan.-Swed. lön, cp. Engl. lone, lonely; the word is therefore quite different from laun = reward]:—secrecy, concealment, biding; sögðu at þeir höfðu tekit fé til launar ok lygi, that they had taken money to conceal and forswear it, 656 C. 57; þá er morð … eða ef maðr hylr hræ til launar, Grág. i. 87; dul eða laun, Edda (Al. (C. I.)">Ht.) 127; nú heimtir annarr þeirra betr eða fleira fé en ván eigi, ok leggr laun á, Grág. i. 424.

laun: 2. esp. in the adverb. phrase, á laun, ‘alone,’ hidden; hann fór upp þangat ok var á laun, Nj. 57; þar var Kári nökkura stund á laun, 258; menn skyldi blóta á laun ef vildi, BS. i. 25; mæla á laun, to speak secretly, Am. 3; hann sendi mann á laun, Al. 91; Geirmundr skipar jarðir sínar á laun … (leynt hefir hann þessu alla menn), Ld. 112; með laun, id.; hann for með laun, ok brá á sik gamals manns líki, Edda I.

laun: COMPDS: launbarn, launblót, laundóttir, laundyrr, launfestar, launfesting, launfundr, laungetinn, launheitr, launkárr, launkoss, launmaðr, launmæli, launráð, launsát, launsátt, launsigr, launsonr, launstafir, launstefna, launstigr, launstuldr, launtal, launvágr, launvíg, launvígsmál, launþing.

laun: 2. n. pl. [Ulf. laun = μίσθος, χάρις; A. S. leân; Engl. loan; O. H. G. lôn; Germ. lohn; Dan.-Swed. lön]:—rewards: minni munu verða launin en vert væri, Nj. 10; at leið sé laun ef þægi, Hm. 38; góðs laun, 124; þiggja nökkur laun, FmS. v. 192; vil ek heldr eiga undir þér launin, xi. 192; þeir höfðu boðit honum laun, en hann neitti, i. 12; laun munu fylgja mér, ek skal gjalda hverjum eptir sínum verkum, Hom. 144, and passim, but never in sing.; kvæðis-laun, bragar-laun, etc.; Guðs laun! hafið þer Guðs laun, Óðinn! (cp. Guð B. II), Skíða R. 109. launa-verðr, adj. worthy of reward.

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

Abbreviations used:

contr.: contracted.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

adverb.: adverbially.

esp.: especially.

m.: masculine.

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

etc.: et cetera.

Germ.: German.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

R.: Rimur.

S.: Saga.

sing.: singular.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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