Land-seyra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Land-seyra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᛋᛁᚢᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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