Mold-skeyta
Old Norse Dictionary - mold-skeyta
Meaning of Old Norse word "mold-skeyta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mold-skeyta
- t, to ‘mould-escheat,’ take possession of land, referring to the rite described in N. G. l. i. 96, cp. Grimm’s Rechts-alterth. 116; lét hann moldskeyta miklar jarðir til þess staðar, Karl. 530.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᛚᛏ-ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)