Far-land

Old Norse Dictionary - far-land

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

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

far-land: n., poët. the land of ships, the sea, Lex. poët., cp. Og. 31.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)

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