Meina-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - meina-lauss

Meaning of Old Norse word "meina-lauss" in English.

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

meina-lauss: adj. blameless, Fms. vi. 109: unhindered, meinbuga-lauss, Grág. i. 307; ef þeim er meinalaust, if they are unforbidden, 26; prestr skal syngja allar heimilis-tíðir at meinalausu, if be is unhindered, Am. 37; oss dugir fagna Ólafs-messu meinalaust, id., Sighvat.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

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

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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