Lands-gæzla
Old Norse Dictionary - lands-gæzla
Meaning of Old Norse word "lands-gæzla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lands-gæzla
- u, f. the guarding the land, Eg. 536, Fms. vii. 69, ix. 398: landsgæzlu-maðr, Þiðr. 162.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛅᚾᛏᛋ-ᚴᛅᛋᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)