Þriðjungr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þriðjungr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þriðjungr" in Norwegian.

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

þriðjungr: þriðjungr, m. 1) Tredjedel. SKr. 412; Grg.I, 13512; Fm. IX, 336; Eg. 72 (1721);Flat. II, 17811; þriðjungar heims eroAsia, Afrika ok Europa Elucid. 11912;Skotland var kallat þriðjungr ríkis viðEngland Eg. 51; þat vóru lög meðKvenum, at konungr skyldi hafa órhlutskipti þriðjung við liðsmenn Eg.14 (268); ef öreigar tveir koma samanat lands lögum ok aukast þeim fé,hafi hann tvá hluti, en hón þriðjung,bæði í landi ok lausum eyri Frost.11, 8; jvf Gul. 64; hón skal hafa 60hunðraða ok skal aukast þriðjungi íþínum garði, en ef þit eigit erfingja, þáskal helmingarfélag með ykkr Nj. 2 (325);ef þau hafa eigi lagt fé sítt saman, þáá hón at gegna þriðjungi fyrir ómagaþeirra ok svá at gera dœtr heiman,en hann at tveim hlutom Grg. II, 4621. 2) en vis Landsinddeling (jvf halfa, fjórð-ungr, áttungr). Frost. 2, 7; Grág. I, 459.103 fg. 3) forekommer som BygdenavnEJb. 5775.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚱᛁᚦᛁᚢᚿᚵᚱ
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:

fg.: følgende.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

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