Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lausung

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 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.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

lausung

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "lausung" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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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