Þjóð-leið

Old Norse Dictionary - þjóð-leið

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjóð-leið" in English.

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

þjóð-leið: f. the high road, esp. on the sea; sigldu þeir þ. til Líðandisness, Eg. 81; þat er komit af þ., 369; þar er sjá mátti útan af firði af þ., Ó. H. 46; á sjó með skipi skipuðu, hón skal fara þ. bæði nætr ok daga, Gþl. 83; er hann siglir þ. hit ytra, Fagrsk. 60: on land, Grág. ii. 331, Fms. xi. 413, Gþl. 83.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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