Kaup-laust

Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-laust

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaup-laust"

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

kaup-laust
n. adj. without charge, gratuitously, 656 B. 2, Fs. 92, Fb. i. 122, Al. 135, Korm. 68: without bargain, profit, Germ. unverrichteter sache, Ld. 322, Konr. 38.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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