India-land
Old Norse Dictionary - india-land
Meaning of Old Norse word "india-land"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- india-land
- n. India, passim: also in mod. usage Ind-land or Indíin, n. pl.: India-maðr, m. an Indian, 655 xiii. B: Ind-verskr, adj. Indian, Al. 147, Stj. 70: Ind-verska, u, f. the Hindu tongue, Al. 172.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚾᛏᛁᛅ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)