Tollr
Old Norse Dictionary - tollrMeaning of Old Norse word "tollr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
tollr Old Norse word can mean:
- tollr
- m. [A. S. and Engl. toll; Germ. zoll; Dan. told], a toll, esp. of excise duties; Íslendingar skulu engi toll gjalda í Noregi nema landaura, Grág. ii. 408; hverr maðr skyldi gefa toll til hofs (hof-tollr) sem nú kirkju-tíund, Landn. (Hb.) 259; hann fær toll af hverjum uppdal sem útnesi, FmS. x. 185; læsa hafnir ok taka þar toll af, xi. 321; tollr kirkjunnar, Vm. 91; spyrr hann um skuld sína—Hann kvaðsk eigi vita, hvat til mundi verða um slíka tolla, Njarð. 396; tíundir vóru þá öngar en tollar vóru þá til lagðir um land allt, BS. i. 55; hafði hann þá tekjur allar af sveitunum ok sauða-toll, a sheep-tax, Sturl. iii. 78; hafnar-t., a harbour-toll, Grág. ii. 401, FS. 157,; skip-t. (q. v.), a ship-tax; hof-t., q. v.; vápna-t., n. G. l. iii. 80; Ólafs-tollr, D. n. v. 660; tollr Holts-kirkju, BS. i. 737.
- tollr
- COMPDS: tollheimta, tollheimtumaðr, tolllaust.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hb.
- Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Njarð.
- Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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