Jakobsland

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jakobsland

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jakobsland" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

jakobsland: jakobsland, n. Galicien i det nordlige Spanien (= Galizuland), saa kaldet efterApostelen Jakob, om hvilken der fortal-tes, at hans Lig var kommen dertil paaet Skib fra Jødeland og var der bleven begravet i Staden Compostella (Post.589 fgg. 669). Trist. 14 (746. 7617); Mork.1585; Fsk. 24210; Fris. 28130 jvf 26; men ligesom Galiza er gaaet over til atblive en Jordeiendoms Navn i KodalsSogn (Vestfold), saaledes har ogsaa enJordeiendom i Røkens Sogn faaet Navn af Jakobsland EJb. 1094. 1105.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛆᚴᚮᛒᛋᛚᛆᚿᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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