Leið-sögn

Old Norse Dictionary - leið-sögn

Meaning of Old Norse word "leið-sögn" (or leið-sǫgn) in English.

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

leið-sögn (leið-sǫgn): f. = leiðsaga, Fms. ix. 233, 376, Sturl. iii. 289, Bs. i. 484. leiðsagnar-maðr, m. = leiðsögumaðr, Fms. viii. 52.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, leið-sögn may be more accurately written as leið-sǫgn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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