Aptr-lausn
Old Norse Dictionary - aptr-lausn
Meaning of Old Norse word "aptr-lausn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- aptr-lausn
- f. redemption, ransom, Hom. 118; a law term, right of redeeming, Gþl. 304: hence COMPD aptrlausnar-jörð, f. land which is redeemable, N. G. l. i. 344.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛒᛏᚱ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)