Héraðs-höldr

Old Norse Dictionary - héraðs-höldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "héraðs-höldr" (or héraðs-hǫldr) in English.

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

héraðs-höldr (héraðs-hǫldr)
m. a Norse term, a country franklin (= Icel. sveitabóndi), Fagrsk. ch. 16.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, héraðs-höldr may be more accurately written as héraðs-hǫldr.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
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