Sið-leysa
Old Norse Dictionary - sið-leysa
Meaning of Old Norse word "sið-leysa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sið-leysa
- (sið-lausa), u, f. want of manners, immorality, lawlessness; úvenjur ok siðleysnr, Fms. xi. 296; þótti mönnum mikit um siðlausu þá er konungr görði, Ó. H. 85; siðleysur vándra manna, Bs. i. 105: ill-breeding, Sks. 280 B.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚦ-ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)