Járn-síða

Old Norse Dictionary - járn-síða

Meaning of Old Norse word "járn-síða" in English.

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

járn-síða: u, f. Ironside, nickname of a mythical warrior king, Ragn. S.; cp. the A. S. king Edmund Ironside: name of an Icel. code of laws (1271–1280), prob. from being cased in iron, Ann. Resen. 1271.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Ragn. S.: Ragnars Saga. (C. II.)

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