Sam-lendr

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-lendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-lendr"

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

sam-lendr
adj. living in the same country; Gizurr var eigi s. þá er faðir hans andaðisk, Bs. i. 66; cf þeir væri samlendir, if they happened to live in the same country, Fms. v. 314; ef þeir lifa ok eru samlendir, Grág. ii. 126, Bjarn. 5, Ísl. ii. 386, Eg. 60: a fellow-countryman, Germ. lands-mann, þú ert þeim s., Fms. i. 284; hinn nánasti niðr s. ok arfgengr, Grág. ii. 67, cp. the pun in Ld. ch. 59, 65.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
ch.
chapter.
cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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