Mark-land

Old Norse Dictionary - mark-land

Meaning of Old Norse word "mark-land" in English.

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

mark-land Old Norse word can mean:

mark-land
n. forest-land, with the notion of march-land, border-land, Hkr. i. 45, Eg. 58.
mark-land
II. a local name = Labrador (?), Fb.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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