Erfða-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Erfða-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 erfða-staðr

m. hereditary estates, used in a special sense of church demesnes held by lay impropriators, vide Arna S., Bs. i. 794.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚱᚠᛏᛅ-ᛋᛏᛅᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
prop
properly.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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