Lands-ván

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-ván

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

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

lands-ván
f. a lookout for land, a naut. term, being near land, Fms. ii. 216.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
naut.
nautical.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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