Ættar-haugr
Old Norse Dictionary - ættar-haugr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ættar-haugr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ættar-haugr
- m. a family cairn, a family tomb; engi á at grafa í annars ættarhaug, N. G. l. i. 405 (cp. heimis-haugr, Hbl.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛏᛅᚱ-ᚼᛅᚢᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hbl.
- Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)