Gras-leysa
Old Norse Dictionary - gras-leysa
Meaning of Old Norse word "gras-leysa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gras-leysa
- (-lausa), u, f. ‘grasslessness,’ barren ground; í graslausu, Grág. i. 383, Sturl. i. 121, 127, ii. 128, Ann. 1181.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᛋ-ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)