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)