Leið-völlr
Old Norse Dictionary - leið-völlr
Meaning of Old Norse word "leið-völlr" (or leið-vǫllr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- leið-völlr (leið-vǫllr)
- m. the ‘thing-wall’ or place of a Leet, K. Þ. K. 29, Ísl. ii. 92.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, leið-völlr may be more accurately written as leið-vǫllr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚦ-ᚢᚢᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)