Landnám

Viking Language Dictionary - landnám

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "landnám"

landnám
n settlement, lit land-taking

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛚᛅᚾᛏᚾᛅᛘ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛚᛆᚿᛐᚿᛆᛘ

Abbreviations used:

lit
literally
n
neuter
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