Nef-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - nef-lauss

Meaning of Old Norse word "nef-lauss"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word nef-lauss can mean:nef-lauss

nef-lauss
adj. noseless, without a nose, Rb. 348.
nef-lauss
adj. [nefi], ‘kinless,’ orphaned, desolate; sagt er frá hve neflauss narir, Mkv.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚠ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Mkv.
Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
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