Töðu-völlr

Old Norse Dictionary - töðu-völlr

Meaning of Old Norse word "töðu-völlr" (or tǫðu-vǫllr) in English.

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

töðu-völlr (tǫðu-vǫllr)
m. a manured infield, Grág. ii. 259, Háv. 46.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, töðu-völlr may be more accurately written as tǫðu-vǫllr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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