Sám-land

Old Norse Dictionary - sám-land

Meaning of Old Norse word "sám-land"

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

sám-land
n. Samogitia or Semgallen, in Russia, Fms. xi. 322 (not Smáland), 324, 414.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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