Skattland

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skattland

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skattland" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

skattland: skattland, n. Land som betaler Skat til udenlandsk Fyrste eller Rige; konungi(nl. Svíakonungi) hugnaði stórílla viðÓlaf digra þat, er hann hafði setst ískattlönd hans en rekit í burtu Sveinjarl Flat. II, 4730; á því méli var Ey-mundr í Hólmgarði ok vann aptr mikitskattland undir konungum Ingv. 3 (AR.II, 145a17); især om de Lande, som laaudenfor selve Norge, men dog hørte til Norges Vælde: Fm. IX, 26313 fg; þá ersynir Haralds deildu um ríki í Noregi,þá var lítt sét eptir um skattlönd þau,er fjarri lágu Eg. 73 (17424).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᛏᛏᛚᛆᚿᚦ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

v.: Verbum.

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