Almanna-tal
Old Norse Dictionary - almanna-tal
Meaning of Old Norse word "almanna-tal"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- almanna-tal
- n. common reckoning, Íb. 18: β. (Norse), general census, with a view to making a levy, n. G. L. i. 98; Fr. = almannaþing.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛘᛅᚾᚾᛅ-ᛏᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Íb.
- Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)