Mark-land
Old Norse Dictionary - mark-land
Meaning of Old Norse word "mark-land"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word mark-land can mean:mark-land
- mark-land
- n. forest-land, with the notion of march-land, border-land, Hkr. i. 45, Eg. 58.
- mark-land
- II. a local name = Labrador (?), Fb.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚱᚴ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)