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Niðr-setningr

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1 niðr-setningr

m. a pauper, from being distributed (set down) in Icel. among the different households in a parish, (setja e-n niðr á hreppinn.)
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

niðr-setningr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.