Liðs-fjöldi

Old Norse Dictionary - liðs-fjöldi

Meaning of Old Norse word "liðs-fjöldi" (or liðs-fjǫldi) in English.

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

liðs-fjöldi (liðs-fjǫldi): a, m. a great host, Fms. vii. 326, Orkn. 108, Bs. i. 763, Hkr. ii. 376, passim.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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