Lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - lauss

Meaning of Old Norse word "lauss" in English.

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

lauss Old Norse word can mean:

lauss: adj., compar. lausari, superl. lausastr; [Ulf. laus = κενός; A. S. leâs; Engl. loose, release; Germ. los; Dan. lös]:—loose, opp. to fast; fast ok laust; steinn, annarr fastr enn annarr lauss, Pm. 106; (fór) utanborðs seglit ok allt þat er laust var á búlkanum nema menn, BS. i. 422; verða lauss, to get loose; eldr varð lauss, fire broke loose (cp. Dan. ildlös), FmS. x. 29; láta laust, to let loose, let slip, yield up, vi. 203, Nj. 58, Stj. 184; liggja laust fyrir, to sit loose, be easy to seize upon; þótti eigi svá laust fyrir liggja sem þeir ætluðu, FmS. viii. 357.

lauss: II. metaph. free, unimpeded, Germ. ledig; þar var engi maðr lauss at söðla hest konungs, Ó. H. 15; bændr ok lausir menn, FS. 23; þessa megin skaltú láta hest þinn, ok gakk þú lauss yfir brúna, leave thy horse behind, and walk loose (i. e. unencumbered) across the bridge, Konr.; skal þat lið á móti því er laust er ok eigi er í fylkingu, Eg. 293: ríða laust, to ride (travel) unencumbered, without luggage, Hrafn. 27; lauss hestr, a led horse, FmS. v. 285.

lauss: 2. disengaged, with gen.; en ek skal lauss allra mála ef hann kemr eigi svá út, Ísl. ii. 217; vit erum lausir allra svardaga, Fb. i. 232; lauss einka-mála, Ó. H. 194.

lauss: 3. void, not binding; nú er laus veðjan okkar, FmS. vi. 370; laus eru öll nýmæli ef eigi verða upp sögð et þriðja hvert sumar, Grág. (Kb.) i. 37; en ef Sigvaldi kemr eigi þessu fram, sem nú var skilt með þeim, þá skulu mál þeirra öll vera laus, FmS. xi. 100; kuggrinn stár á kjölnum fast en kaup er laust, Stef. Ól.

lauss: 4. vacant; viljum vér gefa yðr Ólafs kirkju, þvíat hón er nú laus, BS. i. 800; lauss biskupsdómr, a vacant bishopric, Mar.; laust brauð, a vacant living for a priest.

lauss: 5. with the notion of empty; sigla lausum kili, to sail ‘with a loose keel,’ i. e. without a cargo, Ó. H. 115; sigla lausu skipi, id., BS. i. 518.

lauss: 6. light, of sleep; hann var kominn í hvílu sína ok sofnaðr laust, Mar.; þá seig á hann svefn, ok þó svá lauss, at hann þóttisk vaka, Ó. H. 195, Vkv. 29.

lauss: 7. dissolved, of a meeting (þing-lausnir); þing skal laust segja á miðjum degi, Grág. i. 116; dag þann er sóknar-þing er laust, 117.

lauss: 8. loose, i. e. personal, property; lönd ok lausa aura (see lausafé, lauseyrir), Eg. 34, JS. 62; lausir penningar, loose money, cash, D. n. v. 488.

lauss: 9. not lined, of a garment; þrír dúkar með rautt skinn ok enn fjórði lauss, Vm. 47; hökull lauss, stola laus, 15.

lauss: 10. absolved from ban; hann söng yfir þeim miserere, ok segir þeim þó, at þá vóru þeir eigi lausari en áðr, Sturl. ii. 11.

lauss: 11. loose, dissolute; lauss í sínum framferðum, Mar.: heedless, lauss ok með litlum athuga, id.

lauss: III. as the last part in compds mostly suffixed to a root word, often in gen., in a negative sense, in Icel, almost in endless instances, of which many remain in English, sak-lauss, sackless; auðnu-auss, luckless; athuga-lauss, thoughtless; mein-lauss, guileless; vit-lauss, witless, insane, etc., from which is formed the neut. subst. termination -leysi.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

i. e.: id est.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

gen.: genitive.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

etc.: et cetera.

neut.: neuter.

subst.: substantive.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

Stef. Ól.: Stefán Ólafsson.

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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

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