Dag-slátta

Old Norse Dictionary - dag-slátta

Meaning of Old Norse word "dag-slátta" in English.

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

dag-slátta
u, f. a day’s mowing, an Icel. acre field, measuring 900 square fathoms (Icel. fathom = about 2 yards), to be mown by a single man in a day, Dipl. v. 28, Ísl. ii. 349.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚴ-ᛋᛚᛅᛏᛏᛅ
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.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
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