Austr-lönd

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Austr-lönd

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 austr-lönd (austr-lǫnd)

n. pl. the east, orient, the eastern part of Europe, in old writers often synonymous to Austr-hálfa, and opp. to Norðrlönd, Scandinavia; Suðrlönd, South Germany, etc.; Vestrlönd, the British Islands, Normandy, Bretagne, etc., Post. 656 C. 39, Fms. ii. 183, Post. 645. 102, Hkr. i. 134 in a poem of the 10th century used of Russia; cp. Brocm. 101.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛅᚢᛋᛏᚱ-ᛚᚢᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
etc.
et cetera.
Germ
German.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
opp
opposed to.
opp.
opposed.
opp. to
opposed to.
p.
page.
part
participle.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Brocm.
Brocman. (K. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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