Tún-völlr

Old Norse Dictionary - tún-völlr

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

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

tún-völlr (tún-vǫllr): m. a strip of the in-field, Kormak, Grág. ii. 257, Jb. 423. Sturl. i. 83, Eb. 250; hann lét færa farminn heim á túnvöll sinn ok görði þeim tjald, Fb. i. 422.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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