Losa

Old Norse Dictionary - losa

Meaning of Old Norse word "losa" in English.

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

losa Old Norse word can mean:

losa: að, [cp. lauss, referring to a lost strong verb, ljúsa, laus, losinn]:—to loosen, make loose, Fms. ii. 146, Finnb. 332, D. I. i. 233; hann losar til heyit niðri við jörðina, Fb. i. 523.

losa: II. reflex. losask, to get loose, 623. 26; losast við e-t, to get rid of a thing.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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