ingærþis (OSw) adv.

Refers to land ‘within enclosure’. Cultivated fields, meadows and some areas used for grazing would be fenced in. The use of this land in Sweden was characterized by annual cropping and intensive use. The main part of the food supply originated in the land ‘within enclosure’.


within enclosures OSw KrL Bb
OSw MEL Bb
OSw SdmL Bb
within the enclosure OSw VmL Kkb Refs:

KLNM s.v. ager col. 37–38; Myrdal 1999a, 125–30

Citation
  • ‘ingærþis’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/2478
    (07/27/2024)