India-land

Old Norse Dictionary - india-land

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

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

india-land
n. India, passim: also in mod. usage Ind-land or Indíin, n. pl.: India-maðr, m. an Indian, 655 xiii. B: Ind-verskr, adj. Indian, Al. 147, Stj. 70: Ind-verska, u, f. the Hindu tongue, Al. 172.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Back
↑