Akr-land
Old Norse Dictionary - akr-land
Meaning of Old Norse word "akr-land"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- akr-land
- n. land for tillage, Grág. ii. 258, D. I. i. 268, D. I.I.)">Bs. i. 348, Fms. iii. 18. akrlands-deild, f. division of a field, Grág. ii. 260.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚴᚱ-ᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)