Lands-bygð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lands-bygð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 lands-bygð

f. the peopled land, Gr. η οικουμένη, Lv. 16, Fms. x. 376: peopling, settlement, Landn. 311, v. l.: tenantry, Grág. i. 445.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᚾᛏᛋ-ᛒᚢᚴᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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