Mark-land

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Mark-land

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 mark-land

n. forest-land, with the notion of march-land, border-land, Hkr. i. 45, Eg. 58.

2 mark-land

II. a local name = Labrador (?), Fb.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᛅᚱᚴ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
loc
local, locally.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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