Her-leiðing
Old Norse Dictionary - her-leiðing
Meaning of Old Norse word "her-leiðing"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- her-leiðing
- f. captivity, Fms. x. 224; esp. of the Babylonian captivity, Al. 166, Rb. 382, 386, Ver. 30, Stj. 26, 49, passim.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱ-ᛚᛁᛁᚦᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)