Konungs-sýsla

Old Norse Dictionary - konungs-sýsla

Meaning of Old Norse word "konungs-sýsla" in English.

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

konungs-sýsla
u, f. a royal office, district, Eg. 27, 36, Hkr. ii. 162.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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