Land-taka

Old Norse Dictionary - land-taka

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

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

land-taka
u, f. the taking land, landing, Korm. 228, Eb. 332, Nj. 267, Eg. 159, Fas. ii. 231: mod. also a landing-place, þar er góð, íll landtaka, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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