Liðs-kostr

Old Norse Dictionary - liðs-kostr

Meaning of Old Norse word "liðs-kostr" in English.

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

liðs-kostr
m. a military force, Fms. vii. 319, Hkr. i. 281: means, forces, Grág. i. 287, Eg. 79.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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