Land-munr

Old Norse Dictionary - land-munr

Meaning of Old Norse word "land-munr"

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

land-munr
m., esp. in pl. longing for land, home-sickness, nostalgia: in the phrase, e-m leika landmunir, to feel homesick; féll honum þat vel í skap, lék landmunr mikill á at fara í Noreg ok taka þar við ríki sem frændr hans höfðu fyrr haft, Ó. H. 200; Auðunn kvaðsk vilja fylgja honum, ok léku honum landmunir, Bjarn. 16, (Ed. létu heim at landinu erroneously, see Ný Fél. xviii. 160); þá léku honum landmunir at sækja vestr til Eyja, Orkn. 136; þeir er þar höfðu átt eigur ok frændr ok vini, ok léku þeim landmunir til heimferðar, Ó. H. 194.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fél.
Félags-rit.
Ný Fél.
Ný Félags-rit.
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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