Land-varða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Land-varða

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 land-varða

u, f. a tax to be paid by fishermen to the landlord or the king as liegelord; hverr maðr er á haf réri, skyldi gjalda konungi landvörðu, hvaðan sem færi, en þat eru fimm fiskar, Ó. H. 227 (Fms. x. 399); at svá greiði skiparar allir …, svá at hvárki skaði tíundina, konungs-skreið né landvörður né leiðangrs-gerðir né nokkurar aðrar skyldir, N. G. L. ii. 475, Boldt 89, 143, cp. N. G. L. i. 257, § 2.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛅᚾᛏ-ᚢᛅᚱᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Boldt
Boldt. (J. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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