Land-festar

Old Norse Dictionary - land-festar

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

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

land-festar
f. pl. moorings, Grág. i. 216, Fms. ii. 126, viii. 288, N. G. l. i. 50, 437, Fb. i. 281, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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