Frelsi

Old Norse Dictionary - frelsi

Meaning of Old Norse word "frelsi"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word frelsi can mean:frelsi

frelsi
n. (older form frjálsi, Sks. 622 B), freedom, esp. of a bondsman set free, or generally, n. G. l. i. 32, Grág. i. 357, Fms. i. 33, 222, ix. 352, Fs. 70, 126, in the laws and Sagas passim:—metaph. freedom, leisure, Fms. x. 147, v. l., Bs. i. 518, Sks. 504; náðir ok f., rest and leisure,v. 57: freedom, privilege, immunity, e. g. of the church, Fms. x. 14; frelsi kirkjunnar, Bs. i. 720 and passim.
frelsi
COMPDS: frelsisbréf, frelsisgiöf, frelsisöl.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚱᛁᛚᛋᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

e. g.
exempli gratia.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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