Land-ván

Old Norse Dictionary - land-ván

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

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

land-ván
f. = landsván, Landn. 43 (v. l.), n. G. l. i. 346; ok er hann kom í landván við Noreg, Hkr. i. 292.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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