Land-auðn
Old Norse Dictionary - land-auðn
Meaning of Old Norse word "land-auðn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- land-auðn
- f. laying a land (country) waste, Íb. 4, Þiðr. 162: a desert, Sks. 323.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᛅᚢᚦᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Íb.
- Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)