hefð

Icelandic

/hɛvð/

noun
Definitions
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse hefð (possession, statute of limitations, prescriptive right, the act of having owning).

Origin

Old Norse

hefð

Gloss

possession, statute of limitations, prescriptive right, the act of having owning

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