Gras-setr

Old Norse Dictionary - gras-setr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gras-setr" in English.

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

gras-setr
n. ‘grass-farming,’ opp. to sowing and tilling; þrjú ár seri hann jörðina ok fjórða sat hann gras-setri, D. n. ii. 248.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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