Sak-lauss
Old Norse Dictionary - sak-lauss
Meaning of Old Norse word "sak-lauss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sak-lauss
- adj. [Old Engl. sack-less; Dan. sages-lös; Swed. sack-lös]:—‘sackless,’ innocent, not guilty, esp. as a law term, Nj. 175, Eg. 49, Ó. H. 32, Fms. i. 84, Sól. 6, passim in old and mod. usage; vera saklauss af e-u, Mag. 60: neut. saklaust, without cause or reason, Gþl. 226: mod. það er s., it does no harm.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚴ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- neut.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sól.
- Sólarljóð. (A. III.)