Várkunnar-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - várkunnar-lauss

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

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

várkunnar-lauss
adj. unmerciful: inexcusable, hitt er várkunnarlaust, at þú bregðir oss brigzlum, Nj. 227.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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