Leysingja
Old Norse Dictionary - leysingja
Meaning of Old Norse word "leysingja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- leysingja
- u, f. a freed-woman, Grág. i. 184, 185, N. G. L. i. 33.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚢᛋᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)