Löskr

Old Norse Dictionary - löskr

Meaning of Old Norse word "löskr" (or lǫskr) in English.

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

löskr (lǫskr): adj., acc. löskvan, [cp. Engl. lazy; in early Swed. loska-mader = a bachelor, loska-kona = a spinster, loska-læghe = stuprum; cp. Swed. losk, Dan. luske, and Icel. lið-leskja]:—weak, idle; löskvan láð-mann, Fas. ii. (in a verse); löskr mun hann æ heitinn, Am. 57; löskvan þátt, the weak side (in a moral sense), Harms. 13.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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