Sundr-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - sundr-lauss

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

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

sundr-lauss: adj. incoherent; lítil bygð ok s., Ó. H. 57; fara sundrlaust, to go in loose order, Sturl. iii. 52, Fms. ix. 320 (opp. to in a body); sundrlaus orð, ‘unbound words,’ ‘sermo solulus,’ prose, (opp. to bundinn, bound, of poetry), Fms. iii. 153, Ó. H. 171.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

opp.: opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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