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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)

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