Al-bygðr

Old Norse Dictionary - al-bygðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "al-bygðr" in English.

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

al-bygðr
part. completely inhabited, taken into possession, esp. used of the colonisation of Iceland; þorbjörn súrr kom út at albygðu landi, after the colonisation was finished, Landn. 142, several times, Hrafn. 3, Eg. 191, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.
especially.
etc.
et cetera.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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