Lands-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-skapr

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

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

lands-skapr
m. a ‘landscape,’ region, Bs. i. 877, Stj. 73, v. l.: = landssiðr, 172; sakir landskapar ok fornrar venju, Bs. i. 281, Str. 30.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
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