Erlendr

Old Norse Dictionary - erlendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "erlendr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

erlendr Old Norse word can mean:

erlendr: adj., ör-lendr, Gþl. 148, [Hel. elilendi = a foreigner; Germ. elende], foreign, Grág. i. 217, Sks. 462; the spelling with er- and ör- is less correct than el- or ell-, cp. aulandi, p. 34.

erlendr: II. m. a pr. name, Orkn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚱᛚᛁᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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