Sauð-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - sauð-lauss

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

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

sauð-lauss
adj. sheepless, Grág. ii. 304: a local name, Sauðlauss-dalr, Bs. i. 461, in western Icel., mod. Sauðlauks-dalr (sauðlaukr).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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