Landván

Old Norwegian Dictionary - landván

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "landván" in Norwegian.

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

landván
landván, f. 1) Stilling saa nær Land, at mankan vente snart at naa det, komme fremdertil; er hann kom í landván við Noreg,þá stefndi hann suðr með landi Flat.I, 43220; nú hittir maðr hval í landvánGul. 1502. 2) Plur. landvánir dvs. Ud-sigt til at faa Land som lendr maðr, =lendván; vera í landvánum Borg.1, 128.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚿᚦᚠᛆᚿ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
s.
substantiv.

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