Lendr

Old Norse Dictionary - lendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lendr" in English.

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

lendr Old Norse word can mean:

lendr: adj. landed, esp. as a law term; lendr maðr, lendir menn, = ‘landed-men’ or the barons of ancient Scandinavia, holding land or emoluments (veizlur) from the king, and answering to hersir (q. v.) of a still earlier time; heita þeir hersar eða lendir menn í Danskri tungu, Edda 93; gjörði konungr þá Þórólf lendan mann, ok veitir honum þá allar veizlur þær er áðr hafði Bárðr haft, Eg. 35, Sks. 5, Fms. i. 60, ix. 496, Gþl. 12, and passim in the Laws and Sagas, but never referring to the Icel. Commonwealth.

lendr: II. in compds, víð-lendr, í-lendr, sam-lendr (q. v.), út-lendr, outlandish.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

esp.: especially.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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