Fjórðungr

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

fjórðungr Old Icelandic word can mean:

fjórðungr

(-s, -ar), m.

fjórðungr

1) the fourth part, quarter;

fjórðungr

~ rastar, a distance of about a mile;

fjórðungr

2) a weight = ten pounds;

fjórðungr

3) in Iceland, one of the Quarters into which the whole land was divided (Austfirðinga, Vestfirðinga, Norðlendinga, Sunnlendinga ~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᚦᚢᚾᚴᚱ

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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