Land-sýn

Old Norse Dictionary - land-sýn

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

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

land-sýn
f., naut. the sight of land; í landsýn, within sight of land, Karl. 554; ór landsýn, out of sight of land; sigla í haf ok ór landsýn, Fb. i. 542; vera ór landsýn, N. G. l. i. 103.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
naut.
nautical.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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