Lands-stjórn

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-stjórn

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

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

lands-stjórn
f. government, Fms. i. 1, Sks. 329, Fb. ii. 172, passim; landsstjórnar-maðr, a public authority, officer, Fms. vi. 392, xi. 218, Jb. 51.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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