Útlausn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - útlausn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "útlausn" in English.

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

útlausn Old Icelandic word can mean:

útlausn
f.
útlausn
1) redemption, from captivity;
útlausn
2) ransom (bjóda Helju ~, ef hón vill láta fara Baldr heim í Asgarð);
útlausn
3) dismissal of guests (vóru ok gjafir stórar at ~um).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏᛚᛅᚢᛋᚾ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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