á-seta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

á-seta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 á-seta

u, f. a sitting upon, settlement, esp. = ábúð, tenure of a farm, Bs. i. 730. ásetu-garðr, m. (Icel. ábýlisjörð), a tenant’s farm, D. N. iv. 581 (Fr.)

Runic Inscription

ᛅ-ᛋᛁᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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