Íslendinga-saga
Old Norse Dictionary - íslendinga-saga
Meaning of Old Norse word "íslendinga-saga"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- íslendinga-saga
- u, f. the old name of the Sturlunga Saga, as opp. to Konunga Sögur or Histories of the Kings, Sturl. i. 107, Bs. i. 589, 591: in mod. usage Íslendinga Sögur means the Lives of Icelanders, recorded in the Index D. ii.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛋᛚᛁᚾᛏᛁᚾᚴᛅ-ᛋᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)