Orða-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - orða-lauss

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

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

orða-lauss
adj. wordless: neut., láta e-t orðalaust, to leave it, to speak not of it, Sturl. i. 140 C, Valla l. 209.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
neut.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Valla L.
Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)
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