Yfir-land

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Yfir-land

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 yfir-land

n. [Germ. überland], the ‘overland,’ land on the other side; þeir sneru yfir til Munka-bryggju nær yfirlandinu, Fms. viii. 264.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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