Land-kannaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - land-kannaðrMeaning of Old Norse word "land-kannaðr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- land-kannaðr
- m. a ‘land-prober;’ the name belongs to an old ceremony of taking land in possession as a settler, thus described, setti hann niðr staf nýbirktan er þeir kölluðu landkönnuð, Landn. 190.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᚴᛅᚾᚾᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)