Leið-saga

Old Norse Dictionary - leið-saga

Meaning of Old Norse word "leið-saga"

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

leið-saga
u, f. ‘lode-saying,’ guidance, Ld. 74, Fms. viii. 52, Bs. ii. 96, Stj. 286: esp. piloting. leiðsögu-maðr, m. a ‘lode-sayer,’ guide, Fs. 105, Gullþ. 5, Fms. vii. 52: esp. a lodesman, pilot,l. 96, Jb. 386, Nj. 122, Rétt. 6. 3.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Rétt.
Réttarbætr. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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