Sveitar-menn
Old Norse Dictionary - sveitar-menn
Meaning of Old Norse word "sveitar-menn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sveitar-menn
- m. pl the men of a community or district; þar var sett héraðs-þing með ráði allra sveitarmanna, Landn. 97; þá menn heldr enn aðra sveitarmenn, Ísl. ii. 324; vóru þeir allir sveitarmenn, Sturl. i. 146; sveitarmenn skulu leggja tíund, Vm. 36: in mod. usage, see II. 3.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᛁᛏᛅᚱ-ᛘᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)