Lok-leysa
Old Norse Dictionary - lok-leysa
Meaning of Old Norse word "lok-leysa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lok-leysa
- or lok-lausa, u, f, ‘without end,’ nonsense, absurdity, Nj. 214, Sks. 620, Blas. 45, Orkn. 346 (of a promise not fulfilled), Fms. viii. 102, Karl. 50, passim; cp. endi-leysa.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚴ-ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Blas.
- Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)