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Mark-land

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Definitions

2 definitions

1 mark-land

n. forest-land, with the notion of march-land, border-land, Hkr. i. 45, Eg. 58.

2 mark-land

II. a local name = Labrador (?), Fb.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

mark-land

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
loc
local, locally.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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