Land-seyra

Old Norse Dictionary - land-seyra

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

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

land-seyra
u, f. public famine (seyra = starvation); var en mesta lansöra (sic) er eigi skyldi vera kaupfriðr í milli, Ó. H. 51; ok ætla héðan at flytja smjör ok skreið, er mikil landseyra er at þeirri brottflutningu, Fms. viii. 251, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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