Lausn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lausn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "lausn" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

lausn Old Icelandic word can mean:

lausn
(-ar, -ir), f.
lausn
1) release, liberation;
lausn
2) ransom;
lausn
3) absolution from ban or sin (hann tók ~ af sjálfum páfanum);
lausn
4) release from a duty;
lausn
5) decision, judgemnent (segja fram ~ir mála); eiga ~ á máli, to decide in a case.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᛋᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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