Arf-ván
Old Norse Dictionary - arf-ván
Meaning of Old Norse word "arf-ván"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- arf-ván
- f. hereditary expectancy, Grág. i. 200, Jb. 177, Sturl. i. 94.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᚠ-ᚢᛅᚾ
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:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)