Haug-óðal

Old Norse Dictionary - haug-óðal

Meaning of Old Norse word "haug-óðal" in English.

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

haug-óðal
n. a Norse law term, the manorial right to treasures dug out of cairns, defined in Gþl. 310. haugóðals-maðr, m. an owner of haugóðal, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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