Laun-festar

Old Norse Dictionary - laun-festar

Meaning of Old Norse word "laun-festar" in English.

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

laun-festar
f. pl. a secret betrothal, H. E. i. 475.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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