udal
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of udal
C16: Orkney and Shetland dialect, from Old Norse othal; related to Old English ēthel, ōethel, Old High German wodal
Example Sentences
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The Throndhjem people killed him, and raised to the kingly power Olaf Trygvason, who was of the udal succession to the kingdom, and in all respects well fitted to be a chief.
From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
From these sentry posts stout cords of twisted udal fibre led to kerosene oil tins hung up in the quarters occupied by officers and section commanders.
From Life in an Indian Outpost by Casserly, Gordon
He promised, on the other hand, to make all the bondes udal-holders, and give every man udal rights to the land he lived on.
From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
There were with him Earl Hakon, Harald Grenske, a son of King Gudrod, and many other great men who had fled from their udal estates in Norway on account of Gunhild's sons.
From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
The earls for a long time afterwards possessed all the udal lands in Orkney, until Sigurd son of Hlodver gave back the udal rights.
From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
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