Áttungr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - áttungr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "áttungr" in English.

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

áttungr Old Icelandic word can mean:

áttungr
I)
áttungr
m.
áttungr
1) the eighth part (~ manna);
áttungr
2) division of the country (in some parts of Norway).
áttungr
II)
áttungr
m. kinsman, = ættingi.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛏᛏᚢᚾᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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