Þarf-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - þarf-lauss

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

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

þarf-lauss
adj. needless; þarflaust eyrendi, Stj. 521; at þarflausu, needlessly, Hom. 13: in vain, 655 xiv. B. 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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