Megin-lið
Old Norse Dictionary - megin-lið
Meaning of Old Norse word "megin-lið"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- megin-lið
- n. the main body of an army, Fms. vii. 260, viii. 315, Sturl. i. 38 (Ed. megit liðit).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛁᚴᛁᚾ-ᛚᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)