Arf-ván

Old Norse Dictionary - arf-ván

Meaning of Old Norse word "arf-ván" in English.

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

arf-ván
f. hereditary expectancy, Grág. i. 200, Jb. 177, Sturl. i. 94.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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