Kaup-tún

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kaup-tún

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kaup-tún

n. a ‘cheap or chipping town,’ market town, Fb. ii. 122; þorp eðr k., Stj. 183, 570, O. H. L. 13.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚢᛒ-ᛏᚢᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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