Sveitar-menn

Old Norse Dictionary - sveitar-menn

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

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

sveitar-menn
m. pl the men of a community or district; þar var sett héraðs-þing með ráði allra sveitarmanna, Landn. 97; þá menn heldr enn aðra sveitarmenn, Ísl. ii. 324; vóru þeir allir sveitarmenn, Sturl. i. 146; sveitarmenn skulu leggja tíund, Vm. 36: in mod. usage, see II. 3.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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