Landi

Old Norse Dictionary - landi

Meaning of Old Norse word "landi" in English.

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

landi: a, m. a ‘landsman,’ countryman; ossa landa þá er vóru austr, Íb. 10; erlendis sem fyrir órum löndum, Grág. i. 99; vára landa fimm, 183; várr landi skal hverr friðheilagr, N. G. l. i. 158: = mörlandi, þeir sögðu at landi hefði eigi fast haldit feldinum, Ísl. ii. 39: a nickname, Bs. i.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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