Land-kaup

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Land-kaup

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 land-kaup

n. the purchase of land, Grág. ii. 213, Sturl. ii. 12, Ld. 210.

2 land-kaup

2. in Norse, a fine to be paid to the king, by one exiled or banished, N. G. L. i. 154, 156.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᚴᛅᚢᛒ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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