Sam-lendr

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-lendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-lendr" in English.

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

sam-lendr: adj. living in the same country; Gizurr var eigi s. þá er faðir hans andaðisk, Bs. i. 66; cf þeir væri samlendir, if they happened to live in the same country, Fms. v. 314; ef þeir lifa ok eru samlendir, Grág. ii. 126, Bjarn. 5, Ísl. ii. 386, Eg. 60: a fellow-countryman, Germ. lands-mann, þú ert þeim s., Fms. i. 284; hinn nánasti niðr s. ok arfgengr, Grág. ii. 67, cp. the pun in Ld. ch. 59, 65.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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