Land-varða

Old Norse Dictionary - land-varða

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

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

land-varða
u, f. a tax to be paid by fishermen to the landlord or the king as liegelord; hverr maðr er á haf réri, skyldi gjalda konungi landvörðu, hvaðan sem færi, en þat eru fimm fiskar, Ó. H. 227 (Fms. x. 399); at svá greiði skiparar allir …, svá at hvárki skaði tíundina, konungs-skreið né landvörður né leiðangrs-gerðir né nokkurar aðrar skyldir, N. G. L. ii. 475, Boldt 89, 143, cp. N. G. L. i. 257, § 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Boldt
Boldt. (J. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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