Leið-sögn
Old Norse Dictionary - leið-sögn
Meaning of Old Norse word "leið-sögn" (or leið-sǫgn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- leið-sögn (leið-sǫgn)
- f. = leiðsaga, Fms. ix. 233, 376, Sturl. iii. 289, Bs. i. 484. leiðsagnar-maðr, m. = leiðsögumaðr, Fms. viii. 52.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, leið-sögn may be more accurately written as leið-sǫgn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚦ-ᛋᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)