Lausung

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lausung

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lausung

f. [A. S. leasung; Old Engl. leasing; North. E. leesum]:— lying, falsehood; gjalda lausung við lygi, Hm.; lausung fyrir staðfesti, Al. 23, Fbr. 74; með lausung, at large; á þeima degi sem þú gengr út … með lausung, Stj. 557. 1 Kings ii. 42; þeir stela nauti, en gefa lausungina Guðs nafni, they steal the ox, but give the offal to the name of God, Prov. xx. 25 in a note to the Bible of 1644; cp. ‘to steal a pound and give a penny.’

2 lausung

II. loose living, life of a libertine, Mar., Hom., Fms. xi. 423, passim in old and mod. usage.

3 lausung

COMPDS: lausungarkona, lausungarmaðr, lausungarorð.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᚢᛋᚢᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
North. E.: Northern English.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
sing: singular.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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