Liðs-fjöldi
Old Norse Dictionary - liðs-fjöldi
Meaning of Old Norse word "liðs-fjöldi" (or liðs-fjǫldi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- liðs-fjöldi (liðs-fjǫldi)
- a, m. a great host, Fms. vii. 326, Orkn. 108, Bs. i. 763, Hkr. ii. 376, passim.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, liðs-fjöldi may be more accurately written as liðs-fjǫldi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᚦᛋ-ᚠᛁᚢᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)