Odal (''oþal'', Anglo-Saxon ''éðel'', German ''uodal-'', ''adel'') is a Germanic word which relates to property, heritability or nobility. It can refer to the following: *

Othala Othala (), also known as ēðel and odal, is a rune that represents the ''o'' and ''œ'' phonemes in the Elder Futhark and the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc writing systems respectively. Its name is derived from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic *''ōþa ...

, a Germanic rune **after the rune, the Œ ligature **derived from the rune, the

Odal (SS-rune) Odal or Othala, sometimes called Winged Odal or Winged Othala, is a Nazi symbolism, Nazi symbol in the shape of an SS-rune, used by the Nazi Germany, Nazi German ''Schutzstaffel'' (''SS''), during the 1930s and -40s, to symbolize several values of ...

, used by far-right groups *''Ethel-'', ''Aethel-'', ''Uodal-'' as an element in Germanic names, see

Ethel Ethel (also '' æthel'') is an Old English word meaning "noble", today often used as a feminine given name. Etymology and historic usage The word means ''æthel'' "noble". It is frequently attested as the first element in Anglo-Saxon names, ...

Allodium Allod, deriving from Frankish ''alōd'' meaning "full ownership" (from ''al'' "full, whole" and ''ōd'' "property, possession"; Medieval Latin ''allod'' or ''allodium''), also known as allodial land or proprietary property, was, in medieval and ...

: **

Odelsrett The Odelsrett is an ancient Scandinavian allodial title which has survived in Norway as ''odelsrett'' and existed until recent times in Sweden as ''bördsrätt''. The Norwegian law stipulates the right, when a farm is to be sold, of any member o ...

, a traditional Scandinavian law **

Udal law Udal law is a Norsemen, Norse-derived legal system, found in Shetland and Orkney in Scotland, and in Manx law in the Isle of Man. It is closely related to Odelsrett; both terms are from Proto-Germanic Odal (rune), *''Ōþalan'', meaning "herita ...

, the Shetland, Orkney and Manx derivative of the Odelsrett *

Odal, Norway Odal or Odalen is a valley and traditional district in Innlandet county, Norway. The district encompasses the area around the lake Storsjøen in the north and to the areas around the river Glåma in the south. The district is currently divided ...

, a traditional district in Norway

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