Land-sýn
Old Norse Dictionary - land-sýn
Meaning of Old Norse word "land-sýn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- land-sýn
- f., naut. the sight of land; í landsýn, within sight of land, Karl. 554; ór landsýn, out of sight of land; sigla í haf ok ór landsýn, Fb. i. 542; vera ór landsýn, N. G. l. i. 103.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᛋᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- naut.
- nautical.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)