Akr-lengd

Old Norse Dictionary - akr-lengd

Meaning of Old Norse word "akr-lengd" in English.

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

akr-lengd
f. a field’s length (now in Icel. tunlengd, i. e. a short distance); svá at a. var í milli þeirra, so that there was a field’s length between them, Bev. 14 (Norse).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bev.
Bevus Saga. (G. II.)
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