Lands-gæzla

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-gæzla

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

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

lands-gæzla
u, f. the guarding the land, Eg. 536, Fms. vii. 69, ix. 398: landsgæzlu-maðr, Þiðr. 162.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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