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.)
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