Land-munr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Land-munr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 land-munr

m., esp. in pl. longing for land, home-sickness, nostalgia: in the phrase, e-m leika landmunir, to feel homesick; féll honum þat vel í skap, lék landmunr mikill á at fara í Noreg ok taka þar við ríki sem frændr hans höfðu fyrr haft, Ó. H. 200; Auðunn kvaðsk vilja fylgja honum, ok léku honum landmunir, Bjarn. 16, (Ed. létu heim at landinu erroneously, see Ný Fél. xviii. 160); þá léku honum landmunir at sækja vestr til Eyja, Orkn. 136; þeir er þar höfðu átt eigur ok frændr ok vini, ok léku þeim landmunir til heimferðar, Ó. H. 194.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᛘᚢᚾᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fél.
Félags-rit.
Ný Fél.
Ný Félags-rit.
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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