Of-löskr
Old Norse Dictionary - of-löskr
Meaning of Old Norse word "of-löskr" (or of-lǫskr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- of-löskr (of-lǫskr)
- adj. very slovenly, Lex. Poët.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, of-löskr may be more accurately written as of-lǫskr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠ-ᛚᚢᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Lex. Poët.
- Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.