Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Land-seyra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 land-seyra

u, f. public famine (seyra = starvation); var en mesta lansöra (sic) er eigi skyldi vera kaupfriðr í milli, Ó. H. 51; ok ætla héðan at flytja smjör ok skreið, er mikil landseyra er at þeirri brottflutningu, Fms. viii. 251, v. l.

Similar Words

LÁ
lá-deyða
lá-garðr
Lá-land
labba

Runic Inscription

land-seyra

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "land-seyra" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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