Sveitar-dráttr

Old Norse Dictionary - sveitar-dráttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sveitar-dráttr"

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

sveitar-dráttr
m. a faction, Orkn. 180, Fms. x. 251.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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