Skuld-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - skuld-lauss

Meaning of Old Norse word "skuld-lauss"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skuld-lauss
adj. ‘debtless,’ free from debt, N. G. L. i. 32: of property, unincumbered, Grág. i. 444; fé skuldlaust, Gullþ. 8: metaph., e-m er e-t skuldlaust, ‘tis no business of one’s, uncalled for, Nj. 185.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
L.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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