Land-fastr
Old Norse Dictionary - land-fastr
Meaning of Old Norse word "land-fastr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- land-fastr
- adj. ‘land-fast,’ of a ship ashore, Nj. 10, Sturl. i. 224, Ver. 9, Bs. i. 526, Fb. ii. 386.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᚠᛅᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)