Al-bygðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Al-bygðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 al-bygðr

part. completely inhabited, taken into possession, esp. used of the colonisation of Iceland; þorbjörn súrr kom út at albygðu landi, after the colonisation was finished, Landn. 142, several times, Hrafn. 3, Eg. 191, etc.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛚ-ᛒᚢᚴᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
etc.: et cetera.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
part.: participle.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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