Lands-bygð

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-bygð

Meaning of Old Norse word "lands-bygð" in English.

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

lands-bygð
f. the peopled land, Gr. η οικουμένη, Lv. 16, Fms. x. 376: peopling, settlement, Landn. 311, v. l.: tenantry, Grág. i. 445.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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