Hjá-land

Old Norse Dictionary - hjá-land

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

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

hjá-land: n. an outlying estate, opp. to heimaland, Am. 41, 95.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

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