Alþýða

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

alþýða Old Icelandic word can mean:

alþýða

f.

alþýða

1) the whole people (bauð hann alþýðu ríkis síns at göfga líkneskjuna);

alþýða

2) people in general, the majority or bulk of the people (var þat heit þá fest ok játat af altri alþýðu); vera lítt við alþýðu skap, to be upopular;

alþýða

3) the common people (ánauð ok úlfrelsi gekk yfir fólk allt, bæði ríka menn ok alpýðu).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᚦᚢᚦᛅ

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary