Vist-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - vist-lauss

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

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

vist-lauss
adj. homeless, with no fixed domicile, a condition liable to a fjörbaugs-garðr, Grág. i. 279, Nj. 54; gefa húsrúm vistlausum, 625. 171.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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