þorp (OSw) thorp (ODan) noun

In ODan thorp refers to a new settlement (‘outlying village’) created from the main (old) village (ODan athelby, see oþolby) , and the laws regulate the relationship between the old and the new village, boundaries, size and the use of deserted settlements. In OSw þorp seems to refer to a single (often small) farm, possibly moved out from a village.

croft OSw ÄVgL Jb
OSw YVgL Jb
new settlement OSw YVgL Jb
smallholding OSw UL Kkb
OSw VmL Kkb
thorp ODan ESjL 3
ODan JyL 1
ODan SkL 72, 185
OSw ÖgL Bb Refs:

Berg 2013, 22–23; Hoff 1998, 122–41; KLNM s.v. torp; Porsmose 1988, 240–48; Schlyter s.v. þorp