Almennings-mörk

Old Norse Dictionary - almennings-mörk

Meaning of Old Norse word "almennings-mörk" (or almennings-mǫrk)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

almennings-mörk (almennings-mǫrk)
f. a public forest,l. 454.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, almennings-mörk may be more accurately written as almennings-mǫrk.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛘᛁᚾᚾᛁᚾᚴᛋ-ᛘᚢᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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