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Héraðs-bót

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1 héraðs-bót

f. a bettering the affairs of a district, Lv. 45, Fs. 51 (where = mod. landhreinsun).
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Runic Inscription

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héraðs-bót

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "héraðs-bót" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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