Lög-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - lög-lauss

Meaning of Old Norse word "lög-lauss" (or lǫg-lauss) in English.

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

lög-lauss (lǫg-lauss)
adj. lawless, Sks. 77 new Ed.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lög-lauss may be more accurately written as lǫg-lauss.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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