Tólf-feðmingr

Old Norse Dictionary - tólf-feðmingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "tólf-feðmingr"

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

tólf-feðmingr
m. a twelve-fathom square, Ám. 22; fylgir þar tólffeðmings skurðr torfs, Dipl. iii. 6, iv. 12.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
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