Töðu-völlr
Old Norse Dictionary - töðu-völlr
Meaning of Old Norse word "töðu-völlr" (or tǫðu-vǫllr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- töðu-völlr (tǫðu-vǫllr)
- m. a manured infield, Grág. ii. 259, Háv. 46.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, töðu-völlr may be more accurately written as tǫðu-vǫllr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᚦᚢ-ᚢᚢᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Háv.
- Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)