Odal
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Odal is a Germanic word which relates to property, heritability or nobility. It can refer to the following:
- Allodium:
- OdelsrettOdelsrettThe Odelsrett is an ancient Scandinavian allodial title which has survived in Norway as odelsrett and existed until recent times in Sweden as bördsrätt....
, a traditional Scandinavian law - Udal lawUdal LawUdal law is a near-defunct Norse derived legal system, which is found in Shetland and Orkney, Scotland and in Manx law at the Isle of Man. It is closely related to Odelsrett....
, the Scottish derivative of the Odelsrett
- Odelsrett
- Odal (rune), a Germanic rune
- after the rune, the ŒŒŒ œŒ is a Latin alphabet grapheme, a ligature of o and e. In medieval and early modern Latin, it was used to represent the Greek diphthong οι, a usage which continues in English and French...
ligature
- after the rune, the Œ
- Odal, NorwayOdal, NorwayOdal is a valley in the county of Hedmark in eastern Norway, encompassing the communities around lake Storsjø in the north, with the river Glåma in the south. It is part of the traditional region of Odalen. The district is currently divided between the two municipalities of Sør-Odal and...
, a traditional districtDistricts of NorwayThe country Norway is historically divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords,...
in Norway - AethelingAethelingÆtheling, also spelt Aetheling, Atheling or Etheling, was an Old English term used in Anglo-Saxon England to designate princes of the royal dynasty who were eligible for the kingship....
- Ethel-, Aethel-, Uodal- as an element in Germanic nameGermanic nameGermanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from æþel, for "noble", and ræd, for "counsel". Many of these names are still used today, while others have fallen out of use...
s- Ethel as a given name
- AuðrAuðrIn Norse mythology, Auðr is the son of the personified night, Nótt, fathered by Naglfari. Auðr is attested in the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson, and in the poetry of skalds.-Attestations:...
- Æthelred
- ÆthelhardÆthelhardÆthelhard was a Bishop of Winchester then an Archbishop of Canterbury in medieval England. Appointed by King Offa of Mercia, Æthelhard had difficulties with both the Kentish monarchs and with a rival archiepiscopate in southern England, and was deposed around 796 by King Eadberht III Præn of Kent...
- AdelaideAdelaideAdelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
- Albert
- AdolfAdolfAdolf, also spelled Adolph and sometimes Latinised to Adolphus, is a given name used in German-speaking countries, in Scandinavia, in the Netherlands and Flanders and to a lesser extent in various Central European countries...
- UlrichUlrichUlrich, formerly Huldrich or Huldrych, is a Germanic name, derived from Old High German Uodalrich . It is also common as a German language surname...
- Ulmannus