Hafn-bit

Old Norse Dictionary - hafn-bit

Meaning of Old Norse word "hafn-bit" in English.

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

hafn-bit
n. pasture, grazing, n. G. L. i. 25; cp. Dan. havne-gang.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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