Leiðangr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - leiðangr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "leiðangr" in English.

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

leiðangr Old Icelandic word can mean:

leiðangr
(gen. -rs), m.
leiðangr
1) levy, esp. by sea (including men, ships and money); bjóða út ~i, to levy men and ships for war (bjóða út ~i at mönnum ok vistum); hafa ~ úti, to make a sea expedition;
leiðangr
2) war contribution, war tax.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛁᚦᛅᚾᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
esp.
especially.

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