Saxland

Old Norwegian Dictionary - saxland

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "saxland" in Norwegian.

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

saxland
saxland, n. Saxernes Land, det af Saxernebeboede Nordtyskland. Grág. 899 (Grg.I, 23917); Fm. VI, 56. 71. 7313; Symb.1518; Didr. 24; hann hafði her af Sax-landi ok Frakklandi, Fríslandi ok Vind-landi Flat. I, 10833; fyrir norðan fjaller til austrs Saxland en til útsuðrsFrakkland; Rín heitir á mikil, er fellrfrá Mundiu á milli Saxlands ok Frakk-lands; í Rínar kvíslum liggr Fríslandnorðr til hafs Symb. 11 fg; fór hann(nl. Julius Cæsar) um Saxland ok Val-land ok England ok lagði undir siköll þau ríki, sem fyrir norðan eruMundiu Pr. 1811; Friðrekr keisari réðGermania dvs. Saxlandi Ann. 12512 jvf 37;Germania ríki heitir þat, er vér köllumSaxland Symb. 12a16 jvf Hb. 1117;veitti Paschalis papa at fœra erchi-stól af Saxlandi í Danmörk Symb. 284.- Se Gustav Storm Sagnkredsene omDidrik af Bern og Karlamagnus s.104 fgg og sammes nye Studier overDidrikssagaen i AnO. 1877 s. 326 fgg

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛆᛋᛚᛆᚿᚦ
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.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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