Land-norðr

Old Norse Dictionary - land-norðr

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

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

land-norðr: m. ‘land-north,’ north-east, opp. to út-norðr = the north-west, a phrase borrowed from the Scandin. continent (see landsuðr), Fs. 22, K. Þ. K. 138, Grág. ii. 283, Sks. 173, Bs. ii. 48, Bjarn. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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