Héraðs-bót

Old Norse Dictionary - héraðs-bót

Meaning of Old Norse word "héraðs-bót" in English.

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

héraðs-bót
f. a bettering the affairs of a district, Lv. 45, Fs. 51 (where = mod. landhreinsun).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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