Land-herr

Old Norse Dictionary - land-herr

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

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

land-herr
m. ‘land-host,’ people of the land, Ýt. 5, Hkr. i. 144, Fs. 16, Fms. iv. 180, Nj. 127; allr borgar-lýðr ok landherr, Jóhann. 24, Sighvat.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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