Vit-lauss
Old Norse Dictionary - vit-lauss
Meaning of Old Norse word "vit-lauss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vit-lauss
- adj. witless; vitlaus hljóð, Skálda: witless, foolish, Fms. ix. 335, Barl. 127: mad, Boll. 350; v. snápr, Stj. 625, Bs. i. 371, Magn. 518, Eg. 217 (of a drunken person).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛏ-ᛚᛅᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Boll.
- Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)