Skamm-lauss
Old Norse Dictionary - skamm-lauss
Meaning of Old Norse word "skamm-lauss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skamm-lauss can mean:skamm-lauss
- skamm-lauss
- adj. shameless, without shame; ætla ek at þú sér s. af þessu, ‘tis no shame to thee, Eb. 160; þú góð kona, skammlaus ertú af mér, Bær. 17.
- skamm-lauss
- 2. neut. not disgraceful; lízt mér þetta skammlaust, Korm. 192; er þat s. at þiggja ok veita stór högg, Fms. viii. 116, Hkr. i. 11: at skammlausu, without shame, Eg. 274.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛘᛘ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- neut.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bær.
- Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)