Yfir-land
Old Norse Dictionary - yfir-land
Meaning of Old Norse word "yfir-land"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- yfir-land
- n. [Germ. überland], the ‘overland,’ land on the other side; þeir sneru yfir til Munka-bryggju nær yfirlandinu, Fms. viii. 264.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛁᚱ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)