Land-auðn

Old Norse Dictionary - land-auðn

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

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

land-auðn
f. laying a land (country) waste, Íb. 4, Þiðr. 162: a desert, Sks. 323.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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