Definitions
Definitions
1 austr-lönd austr-lǫnd
n. pl. the east, orient, the eastern part of Europe, in old writers often synonymous to Austr-hálfa, and opp. to Norðrlönd, Scandinavia; Suðrlönd, South Germany, etc.; Vestrlönd, the British Islands, Normandy, Bretagne, etc., Post. 656 C. 39, Fms. ii. 183, Post. 645. 102, Hkr. i. 134 in a poem of the 10th century used of Russia; cp. Brocm. 101.
Orthography
Orthography
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Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
austr-lönd
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "austr-lönd" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).