Aldauða-arfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Aldauða-arfr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 aldauða-arfr

m. a law term, an inheritance to which there is no heir alive, Gþl. 282, N. G. L. i. 49; cp. Hkv. Hjörv. 11, where aldauðraarfr is a mis-reading; the meaning of the passage hyggsk a. ráða is, that he would destroy them to the last man.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛚᛏᛅᚢᛏᛅ-ᛅᚱᚠᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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