Kaup-löstr
Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-löstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kaup-löstr" (or kaup-lǫstr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kaup-löstr (kaup-lǫstr)
- m. a flaw in a bargain, N. G. L. i. 75.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kaup-löstr may be more accurately written as kaup-lǫstr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᛒ-ᛚᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)