Launung
Old Norse Dictionary - launung
Meaning of Old Norse word "launung"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- launung
- f. concealment, secrecy; esp. in adverb. phrases, af (á, með) launungu, secretly, Nj. 103, v. l.; mjök á launungu, Fms. i. 66, viii. 368; með launungu, Bs. i. 622: in mod. usage singly, mér er engin launung á því, ‘tis no matter of secrecy for me.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᚾᚢᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adverb.
- adverbially.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)