Háls-lausn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Háls-lausn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 háls-lausn

f. ‘neck-loosing,’ i. e. giving a bondman freedom, (cp. frjáls, frihals,) the rite is described in N. G. L. i. 212.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅᛚᛋ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
p.
page.
sing
singular.

Works & Authors

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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