Land-taka
Old Norse Dictionary - land-taka
Meaning of Old Norse word "land-taka"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- land-taka
- u, f. the taking land, landing, Korm. 228, Eb. 332, Nj. 267, Eg. 159, Fas. ii. 231: mod. also a landing-place, þar er góð, íll landtaka, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᛏᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)