Gjafa-laust
Old Norse Dictionary - gjafa-laust
Meaning of Old Norse word "gjafa-laust"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gjafa-laust
- n. adj. dismissed without gifts, Nj. 167, Fms. vii. 106, Sturl. iii. 268.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᚠᛅ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)