Land

Old Icelandic Dictionary - land

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "land" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

land Old Icelandic word can mean:

land
n.
land
1) land, opp. to sea; lands eða lagar, on land or sea; taka l., to land; nema l., to take land as a settler;
land
2) the (opposite) bank (of a river, bay, fjord); inn með öðru landi ok öðru út, in along one side and out along the other;
land
3) country (verja landit fyrir Dönum); út í lönd, into foreign lands;
land
4) land, estate (í landi annars manns).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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