Arf-svipting

Old Norse Dictionary - arf-svipting

Meaning of Old Norse word "arf-svipting"

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

arf-svipting
f. disinheriting, cheating in matters of arfr, Stj. 425.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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