Ætt-leifð

Old Norse Dictionary - ætt-leifð

Meaning of Old Norse word "ætt-leifð" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ætt-leifð
f. a patrimony, of land, estate (see leifð); þeir menn hafa setið yfir eignum várum ok ættleifð, Fms. i. 223, x. 280, Orkn.; á órar ættleifðir, our native land, Sturl. ii. 55 (in a verse), passim.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛏ-ᛚᛁᛁᚠᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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