Íslendinga-saga

Old Norse Dictionary - íslendinga-saga

Meaning of Old Norse word "íslendinga-saga" in English.

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

íslendinga-saga
u, f. the old name of the Sturlunga Saga, as opp. to Konunga Sögur or Histories of the Kings, Sturl. i. 107, Bs. i. 589, 591: in mod. usage Íslendinga Sögur means the Lives of Icelanders, recorded in the Index D. ii.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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