Landvarnar-segl

Old Norse Dictionary - landvarnar-segl

Meaning of Old Norse word "landvarnar-segl" in English.

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

landvarnar-segl
and landvarnar-skip, n. a ship of war for the defence of the country, H. E. i. 419, n. G. l. iii. 83, Gþl. 79.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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