álburðr (ON) noun

Measuring of land, if requested, could not be denied. Such measuring might often (but not exclusively) be made with a rope (ál, usually of leather).


measurement in ells ONorw MLL Lb 3
measuring of land with a rope ONorw GuL Llb Refs:

KLNM s.v.v. rebning, reip

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/197
    (08/09/2026)