Land-eign

Old Norse Dictionary - land-eign

Meaning of Old Norse word "land-eign"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

land-eign: f., mod. proncd. landar-eign, an estate, esp, the grounds, fields, and pastures, Krók. 39, Fs. 20; í örskots-helgi við landeign sína, Landn. 287; hann tók sér bústað á Borg, ok ætlaði þar landeign til, Eg. 735: þá er stefnu-staðr á þeim bæ sem í landeign er ómaga niðr skotið, Grág. i. 297; þar at eins var þá reyniviðr vaxinn í hans landeign, Sturl. i. 6; fara ór landeign konungs várs, n. G. l. i. 82.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᛁᛁᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

proncd.: pronounced.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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