Meaning of laun | Babel Free

Definitions

1. wages, salary
   neuter, plural, plural-only
2. secrecy, concealment
   feminine, no-plural
3. reward
   neuter, plural, plural-only

Equivalents

Examples

“Á Sprengisandi (“On Sprengisandur”) by Grímur Thomsen Þey þey! þey þey! þaut í holti tófa, þurran vill hún blóði væta góm, eða líka einhver var að hóa undarlega digrum karlaróm; útilegumenn í Ódáðahraun eru kannske að smala fé á laun. Hush, hush, hush, hush, a vixen dashed in the hillock, wanting to quench his thirst with blood. Or - is it someone calling, strangely, with a harsh voice? Outlawed men, in the vast waste land are secretly guarding their stolen sheep.”

“Á laun.”

In secret, secretly.

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