Sveitar-menn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sveitar-menn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sveitar-menn

m. pl the men of a community or district; þar var sett héraðs-þing með ráði allra sveitarmanna, Landn. 97; þá menn heldr enn aðra sveitarmenn, Ísl. ii. 324; vóru þeir allir sveitarmenn, Sturl. i. 146; sveitarmenn skulu leggja tíund, Vm. 36: in mod. usage, see II. 3.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛏᛅᚱ-ᛘᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.

Works & Authors

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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