Ljósa-vatn

Old Norse Dictionary - ljósa-vatn

Meaning of Old Norse word "ljósa-vatn"

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

ljósa-vatn
n. the light-water, a local name: Ljósvetningar, m. pl. the men of L., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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