Lands-fjórðungr

Old Norse Dictionary - lands-fjórðungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lands-fjórðungr" in English.

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

lands-fjórðungr
m. the quarter of a land (of Iceland), Grág. i. 433, Landn. 251, Bs. ii. 81.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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