ætt-leifð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ætt-leifð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ætt-leifð

f. a patrimony, of land, estate (see leifð); þeir menn hafa setið yfir eignum várum ok ættleifð, Fms. i. 223, x. 280, Orkn.; á órar ættleifðir, our native land, Sturl. ii. 55 (in a verse), passim.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛏᛏ-ᛚᛁᛁᚠᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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