Losna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 losna

að, to get loose, get free, Vsp. 50, Edda 41, Eg. 233, 298; þá réttusk fingrnir ok losnuðu (loosened the grasp) af meðal-kaflanum, Grett. 154.

2 losna

2. metaph., tók nú bardaginn at losna, the ranks began to get loose, in battle, Sturl. iii. 66; tekr lið hans heldr at losna, Al. 141: losna í sundr, to dissolve, break up, split asunder, Fms. viii. 290, ix. 374, Stj. 580, Hom. 83: to get free, 623. 22: sem þau koma á miðja ána losna fætr undir konunni, i. e. she slipped (cp. lauss á fótum), Bs. ii. 175: to part, leave a place, þætti mér bezt at losna þaðan eigi fyrr en …, Fins, ii. 5; losna brott, id., Fb. ii. 194; áðr þeir losni ór héraði, Ld. 276; fannsk þat á hvers orðum at nauðigr losnaði, Eb. 280.

3 losna

II. reflex. losnask, to get loose, Grett. 135 A.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᚢᛋᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
part: participle.
reflex: reflexive.
reflex.: reflexive.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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Losna

Losna

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1 losna

2 losna

3 losna

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