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lausingi (pl. -jar), m. = leysingi.
laus-leikr, m. looseness;
-liga, adv. loosely;
-ligr, a. loose, unsteady;
-lyndi, n. looseness of mind, fickleness;
-læti, n. = —lyndi;
-máll, a. loose or unreliable of speech;
-mælgi, f. looseness of speech;
-mæli, n. pl. breach of word.
lausn (-ar, -ir), f. (1) release, liberation; (2) ransom; (3) absolution from ban or sin (hann tók lausn af sjálfum páfanum); (4) release from a duty; (5) decision, judgemnent (segja fram lausnir mála); eiga lausn á máli, to decide in a case.
lausnari, m. the Redeemer.
lausnar-mark, n. badge of redemption;
-tiðindi, n. pl. loose news.
laus-orðr, a. -máll.
lauss, a. (1) loose, opp. to 'fastr', 'bundinn' (hon hafði laust hárit sem meyjum er títt); verða l., to get loose; eldr varð l., fire broke out; láta e-t laust, to let loose, yield up; liggja laust fyrir, to be easy to seize upon; (2) free, unimpeded, unencumbered (gakk þú l. yfir brúna); ríða l., to ride without baggage; (3) disengaged (free) from, with gen. (vit erum lausir allra svardaga); (4) void, riot binding (nú er laus veðjan okkar); (5) vacant (viljum vér gefa yðr Olafskirkju, því at hón er nú laus); (6) light (l. svefn); (7) empty, without a cargo (sigla lausum skipum); (8) movable; lönd ok lausir aurar, lands and movable property; (9) absolved from ban; (10) in compds. mostly suffixed to a subst., often in gen., - less (mein-, sak-, vit-lauss, athuga—, auðnu-, lýta-lauss).
laus-tœkr, a. easily taken.
lausung, f. (1) 'leasing', lying, falsehood; (2) loose life, life of a libertine.
lausungar-fullr, a. thoughtless, inconsiderate;
-guð, n. false god;
-kona, f. loose woman;
-maðr, m. libertine;
-orð, n. deceit.
laus-yrði, n. and f. loose (unreliable) talk (lausyrði ok lygi).
laut, f. hollow place.
lax (pl. laxar), m. salmon.
lax-á, f. salmon river;
-ganga, f. shoals of salmon entering rivers;
-veiðr, f. salmon-fishing.
laz, n. lace (for. word).
laza (að), v. to adorn with lace.
lá (pl. lár), f. the line of shoal water along the shore.
lá, f. (?) blood, (?) warmth.
láð, n. poet. land.
láð-maðr, m. loadsman, pilot.
láfi, m. threshing-floor, barn floor.
lág, f. a felled tree, log.
lága-messa, f., -söngr, m. the 'low chant' (in the Roman Catholic Mass).
lá-garðr, m. the surf (cf. 'lá ').
lág-lendi, n. low land, flat land;
-liga, adv. lowly, gently;
-ligr, a. low in stature;
-mæltr, pp. low-spoken, low-voiced.
lágr (lægri, lægstr), a. (1) low, low down (þá er sól er lág um kveldit); bera lágt höfuðit, to carry the head low, be discomfited; fara lægra, to be lowered, humbled; (2) short (höggspjót á lágu skafti), short of stature (lágr sem dvergr ok digr); (3) low, humble (lágr at burðum); bera lægra hlut, to get the worst of it, be worsted; (4) low, of the voice (hann svarar ok heldr lágt).
lág-raustaðr, a. low voiced;
-skeptr, pp. with a short handle;
-talaðr, pp. speaking in a low voice;
-vaxinn, pp. short of stature.
lámr, m. hand, paw.
lán, n. (1) loan; at láni, as a loan; hafa at láni, to get on credit; (2) fief; hafa at láni = hafa at léni.
lána (að), v. to lend (þetta er lánsfé, er ymsir menn hafa lánat mér).
lánar-drottinn, m. liege-lord, lord, master (hann þótti vel hafa fylgt sínum lánardróttni).
lán-fé, n. lent (borrowed) money;
-hross, n. borrowed horse;
-klæði, n. pl. borrowed clothes.
láns-fé, n. = lánfé.
lás-bogi, m. crossbow.
lás-lausa, a. unlocked.
láss (pl. lásar), m. lock; hurðin var lási, the door was locked.
lás-ör, f. crossbow bolt.
lát, n. (1) loss (þeir sögðu konungil. sitt); (2) death, decease (ek segi þér l. Eyvindar bróður þíns); (3) in pl.

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