Land-seti

Old Norse Dictionary - land-seti

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

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

land-seti
a, m. a ‘land-sitter,’ tenant, Grág. i. 296, Eb. 314, Sturl. ii. 103, Orkn. 334, Gísl. 50, freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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