Lausa-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - lausa-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "lausa-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lausa-maðr
- m. a law term, a ‘loose-man,’ able-bodied labourer who has no fixed home, Jb. 350, (thus opp. to griðmaðr or maðr í vist); hann var lausamaðr, ok var vistum (had his temporary abode) á Stokkahlöðum, Sturl. ii. 67; bændr ok lausir menn, Fs. 23: hence a tramp, vagabond, strákar ok lausa-menn, Bs. i. 807.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)