Kaup-tún

Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-tún

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaup-tún" in English.

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

kaup-tún
n. a ‘cheap or chipping town,’ market town, Fb. ii. 122; þorp eðr k., Stj. 183, 570, O. H. L. 13.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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