Lauss

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

lauss Old Icelandic word can mean:

lauss

a.

lauss

1) loose, opp. to fastr, ‘bundinn’ (hon hafði laust hárit sem meyjum er títt); verða l., to get loose; eldr varð l., fire broke out; láta e-t laust, to let loose, yield up; liggja laust fyrir, to be easy to seize upon;

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2) free, unimpeded, unencumbered (gakk þú l. yfir brúna); ríða l., to ride without baggage;

lauss

3) disengaged (free) from, with gen. (vit erum lausir allra svardaga);

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4) void, riot binding (nú er laus veðjan okkar);

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5) vacant (viljum vér gefa yðr Ólafskirkju, því at hón er nú laus);

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6) light (l. svefn);

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7) empty, without a cargo (sigla lausum skipum);

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8) movable; lönd ok lausir aurar, lands and movable property;

lauss

9) absolved from ban;

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10) in compds. mostly suffixed to a subst., often in gen., -less (mein-, sak-, vit-~, athuga-, auðnu-, lýta-~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary