Landvarnarmaðr
Old Norwegian Dictionary - landvarnarmaðrMeaning of Old Norwegian word "landvarnarmaðr" in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- landvarnarmaðr
- landvarnarmaðr, m. Mand som har atforsvare Landet, dets Grænser mod fiendt-ligt Overfald (jvf landsgæzlumaðr);brœðr tveir eru nefndir í ríki Svía kon-ungs, hét annarr Vandill en annarrAdill, þeir vóru landvarnarmenn Svíakonungs ok höfðu aldri minnr en 8 skipok dreka 2 Flat. I, 14024; RögnvaldrBrúsason var lengi landvarnarmaðr íGarðaríki ok átti þar margar orrosturOH. 22128 (Fm. V, 8910); S. konungrgaf honum (nl. Finni Árnasyni) jarl-dóm ok fékk honum Halland til yfir-sóknar, var hann þar lengi jarl ok land-varnarmaðr fyrir Norðmönnum Fm. VI,29528; hann (nl. Englands konungr)býðr þeim til sín at taka þar málaok gjörast landvarnarmenn hans Eg.50 (1028); hann (nl. Eiríkr blóðöx)skyldi vera landvarnarmaðr Aðalsteinskonungr fyrir Skotum ok Írum Eg.62 (14111).
Part of speech: m
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛆᚿᚦᚠᛆᚱᚿᛆᚱᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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:
- lat.
- latinsk.
- m.
- Masculin.
- nl.
- nemlig.
- S.
- Side.
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