Erlendr
Old Norse Dictionary - erlendr
Meaning of Old Norse word "erlendr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word erlendr can mean:erlendr
- erlendr
- adj., ör-lendr, Gþl. 148, [Hel. elilendi = a foreigner; Germ. elende], foreign, Grág. i. 217, Sks. 462; the spelling with er- and ör- is less correct than el- or ell-, cp. aulandi, p. 34.
- erlendr
- II. m. a pr. name, Orkn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚱᛚᛁᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- Germ.
- German.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)