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Old Norse estate
Answer for the clue "Old Norse estate ", 4 letters:
odal
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Word definitions for odal in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Odal \O"dal\, n. [Cf. Icel. [=e]?al, Dan. odel allodial, Sw. odal.] (Law) Among the early and medieval Teutonic peoples, esp. Scandinavians, the heritable land held by the various odalmen constituting a family or kindred of freeborn tribesmen; also, the ...
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Odal ( oþal , Anglo-Saxon éðel , German uodal- , adel ) is a Germanic word which relates to property, heritability or nobility. It can refer to the following: Odal (rune) , a Germanic rune after the rune, the Œ ligature Ethel- , Aethel- , Uodal- as an element ...
Usage examples of odal.
Being the eldest, he holds the odal rights, and he is in favor with King Athelstan.
Even though his presence in the room was only an image, Odal saw clearly what was in Kor's mind: bigger prisons, more prisoners, more interrogation rooms flued with terrified, helpless people who would cringe at the mention of Kor's name.