Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kaup-tún

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

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

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Runic Inscription

kaup-tún

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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