Mar-líðendr
Old Norse Dictionary - mar-líðendr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mar-líðendr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mar-líðendr
- part. pl. ‘sea-sliders,’ sea-farers; margir eru marlíðendr, many there are who slide over the sea, of witches, spirits, Eb. 44, a saying.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚱ-ᛚᛁᚦᛁᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- part.
- participle.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)