Land-herr
Old Norse Dictionary - land-herr
Meaning of Old Norse word "land-herr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- land-herr
- m. ‘land-host,’ people of the land, Ýt. 5, Hkr. i. 144, Fs. 16, Fms. iv. 180, Nj. 127; allr borgar-lýðr ok landherr, Jóhann. 24, Sighvat.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᚼᛁᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)