Héraðs-bygð

Old Norse Dictionary - héraðs-bygð

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

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

héraðs-bygð
f. a county and its people, Lv. 49, Sturl. iii. 81.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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