Ættar-haugr

Old Norse Dictionary - ættar-haugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ættar-haugr" in English.

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

ættar-haugr
m. a family cairn, a family tomb; engi á at grafa í annars ættarhaug, N. G. l. i. 405 (cp. heimis-haugr, Hbl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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