Erfðá-land

Old Norse Dictionary - erfðá-land

Meaning of Old Norse word "erfðá-land" in English.

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

erfðá-land
n. patrimony, land of inheritance, Stj. 50, 66, Orkn. 126, Fms. iv. 224, vi. 20.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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