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.)
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