Bygð

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

bygð Old Icelandic word can mean:

bygð

f.

bygð

1) colonization (frá Íslands ~);

bygð

2) abode, habitation; setja, hefja ~ sína es staðar, to fix one’s abode in a place; fœra ~ sína, to remove; banna (lofa, leyfi) em ~, to forbid (allow) one to settle in a place;

bygð

3) inhabited land or district, opp. to ‘úbygðir’, deserts.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᚴᚦ

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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