Leið-saga
Old Norse Dictionary - leið-sagaMeaning of Old Norse word "leið-saga" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- leið-saga
- u, f. ‘lode-saying,’ guidance, Ld. 74, Fms. viii. 52, Bs. ii. 96, Stj. 286: esp. piloting. leiðsögu-maðr, m. a ‘lode-sayer,’ guide, Fs. 105, Gullþ. 5, Fms. vii. 52: esp. a lodesman, pilot, Gþl. 96, Jb. 386, Nj. 122, Rétt. 6. 3.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚦ-ᛋᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
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