Land-eyða

Old Norse Dictionary - land-eyða

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

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

land-eyða
u, f. land-waster, the name of a standard, Fms. vi, viii: = landauðn, iv. 126: mod. a tramp, scout.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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