Veizlu-jörð
Old Norse Dictionary - veizlu-jörð
Meaning of Old Norse word "veizlu-jörð" (or veizlu-jǫrð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- veizlu-jörð (veizlu-jǫrð)
- f. land held as a grant, N. G. L. i. 47; ef maðr selr v. sína þá verðr hann þjófr at, 85.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, veizlu-jörð may be more accurately written as veizlu-jǫrð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᛁᛋᛚᚢ-ᛁᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)