Lausa-kjör
Old Norse Dictionary - lausa-kjör
Meaning of Old Norse word "lausa-kjör" (or lausa-kjǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lausa-kjör (lausa-kjǫr)
- n. pl. loose conditions, a void bargain; undir mál né lausakjör, no false or feigned bargain, Grág. i. 225; enda skolu engi lausakjör á vera, 268.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lausa-kjör may be more accurately written as lausa-kjǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛅ-ᚴᛁᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)