Lands-siðr

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-siðr

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

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

lands-siðr
m. the custom of the land; forn landssiðr, the old law of the land, Nj. 6, Bs. i. 284, 682; lýttr er sá er ekki fylgir landssiðnum, a saying.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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