Öfund-lauss
Old Norse Dictionary - öfund-lauss
Meaning of Old Norse word "öfund-lauss" (or ǫfund-lauss)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öfund-lauss (ǫfund-lauss)
- adj. unenvied, Grág. i. 452: gjöfin var eigi öfundlaus, Ó. H. 173: the saving, aumr er öfundlauss maðr, wretched indeed must the person be whom nobody envies.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öfund-lauss may be more accurately written as ǫfund-lauss.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᚢᚾᛏ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)