Leið-saga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Leið-saga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 leið-saga

u, f. ‘lode-saying,’ guidance, Ld. 74, Fms. viii. 52, Bs. ii. 96, Stj. 286: esp. piloting. leiðsögu-maðr, m. a ‘lode-sayer,’ guide, Fs. 105, Gullþ. 5, Fms. vii. 52: esp. a lodesman, pilot, Gþl. 96, Jb. 386, Nj. 122, Rétt. 6. 3.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᛁᛏ-ᛋᛅᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Rétt.: Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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