Ey-land

Old Norse Dictionary - ey-land

Meaning of Old Norse word "ey-land" in English.

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

ey-land Old Norse word can mean:

ey-land
n. an island, Fms. i. 233, xi. 230, Eb. 316.
ey-land
β. the island Öland in Sweden, A. A. 290.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
A. A.
Antiquitates Americanae. (E. II.)
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