Land-tjald

Old Norse Dictionary - land-tjald

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

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

land-tjald
n. a land tent, originally a naut. term, a tent pitched ashore when in harbour, opp. to the tents on board, often in plur., Nj. 157, Hkr. i. 26, Stj. 45; landtjald Drottins, the Lord’s Tabernacle, Sks. 146, 780.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
naut.
nautical.
opp.
opposed.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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