TOLLR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TOLLR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TOLLR

m. [A. S. and Engl. toll; Germ. zoll; Dan. told], a toll, esp. of excise duties; Íslendingar skulu engi toll gjalda í Noregi nema landaura, Grág. ii. 408; hverr maðr skyldi gefa toll til hofs (hof-tollr) sem nú kirkju-tíund, Landn. (Hb.) 259; hann fær toll af hverjum uppdal sem útnesi, Fms. x. 185; læsa hafnir ok taka þar toll af, xi. 321; tollr kirkjunnar, Vm. 91; spyrr hann um skuld sína—Hann kvaðsk eigi vita, hvat til mundi verða um slíka tolla, Njarð. 396; tíundir vóru þá öngar en tollar vóru þá til lagðir um land allt, Bs. i. 55; hafði hann þá tekjur allar af sveitunum ok sauða-toll, a sheep-tax, Sturl. iii. 78; hafnar-t., a harbour-toll, Grág. ii. 401, Fs. 157,; skip-t. (q. v.), a ship-tax; hof-t., q. v.; vápna-t., N. G. L. iii. 80; Ólafs-tollr, D. N. v. 660; tollr Holts-kirkju, Bs. i. 737.

2 TOLLR

COMPDS: tollheimta, tollheimtumaðr, tolllaust.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᛚᛚᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
South, Southern.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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