Lenda

Old Norse Dictionary - lenda

Meaning of Old Norse word "lenda" in English.

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

lenda
u, f. land, fields; hann átti hundruð kúgilda á leigu-stöðum ok tíu lendur, Sturl. i. 97; víðar lendur ok fagrar, Ld. 96; lendur ok lausa-fé, Fms. i. 289.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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