Venzla-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - venzla-lauss

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

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

venzla-lauss
adj. bound by no ties, a stranger; úskyldar konur ok venzla-lausar, Stj. 179, Fb. ii. 415; síðan venzlalausir menn eru í mót, Orkn. 104, = vandalauss.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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