Vín-lenzkr
Old Norse Dictionary - vín-lenzkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "vín-lenzkr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vín-lenzkr
- adj. a nickname of a traveller in Wineland (America); Þorhallr enn Vínlenzki (not Vindlenzki), Landn., Grett., cp. Þorf. Karl. S.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚾ-ᛚᛁᚾᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)