Bygðar-lag

Old Norse Dictionary - bygðar-lag

Meaning of Old Norse word "bygðar-lag" in English.

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

bygðar-lag
n. a district, neighbourhood, county, Grett. 101 A, Jb. 223, Fs. 50.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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