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odal

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Noun — Land that could be passed down within a family, held under an old system used by early Scandinavian and other Germanic peoples.

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Etymology

Comes from Icelandic óðal (“estate”). It is cognate with Norwegian odel, odal (“allodium, patrimony”) and Old English ēþel (“homeland”); compare athel, Odelsthing.

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