Yfir-land

Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-land

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

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

yfir-land
n. [Germ. überland], the ‘overland,’ land on the other side; þeir sneru yfir til Munka-bryggju nær yfirlandinu, Fms. viii. 264.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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