For-lendi
Old Norse Dictionary - for-lendi
Meaning of Old Norse word "for-lendi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- for-lendi
- n. ‘fore-land,’ the land between sea and hills, Finnb. 242, Bs. ii. 25, Orkn. 324; now undir-lendi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᛚᛁᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)