Land-kaup

Old Norse Dictionary - land-kaup

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

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

land-kaup Old Norse word can mean:

land-kaup
n. the purchase of land, Grág. ii. 213, Sturl. ii. 12, Ld. 210.
land-kaup
2. in Norse, a fine to be paid to the king, by one exiled or banished, n. G. l. i. 154, 156.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

Back
↑