Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sam-lendr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 sam-lendr

adj. living in the same country; Gizurr var eigi s. þá er faðir hans andaðisk, Bs. i. 66; cf þeir væri samlendir, if they happened to live in the same country, Fms. v. 314; ef þeir lifa ok eru samlendir, Grág. ii. 126, Bjarn. 5, Ísl. ii. 386, Eg. 60: a fellow-countryman, Germ. lands-mann, þú ert þeim s., Fms. i. 284; hinn nánasti niðr s. ok arfgengr, Grág. ii. 67, cp. the pun in Ld. ch. 59, 65.

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Runic Inscription

sam-lendr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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