Landsýn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - landsýn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "landsýn" in Norwegian.

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

landsýn: landsýn, f. saadan Stilling, hvori et Far-tøi er, naar det kan sees fra Land ellerman derfra kan se Land; þann veg leiztmér svipr yfir skipi yðru þá, er þatvar í landsýn Þ.Jón 221 (124 a8); núero menn gílstir (for gísltir dvs. gíslaðir),þá skal hafa gísla til þess, er herflotier fim nætr or landsýn Gul. 31218; jvfFlat. I, 54234; fig. þótti öllum (um)hríð nökkut í landsýn dvs. alle syntesten Tid, at der var nogenlunde gode Ud-sigter til et lykkeligt Udfald, Klm. 5548.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚿᚦᛋᛦᚿ
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:

f.: Feminin.

fig.: figurlig, i figurlig betydning.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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