Héraðs-menn

Old Norse Dictionary - héraðs-menn

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

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

héraðs-menn
m. pl. men of the district, Grág. i. 253; in Norse sense country-people, as opp. to bæjarmenn, town-people,l. 264, N. G. l. ii. 88, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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