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:
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Odal (rune), a Germanic rune
**after the rune, the
Å’ ligature
*''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, b ...
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Allodium:
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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
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Udal law, the Scottish derivative of the Odelsrett
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Odal, Norway, a traditional district in Norway
See also
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Aetheling
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Auður (disambiguation)
''Auður'' (Modern Icelandic spelling) or ''Auðr'' (Old Icelandic spelling) is an Old Norse-Icelandic language, Icelandic female personal name. It also has the variant forms ''Unnr'' (Old Icelandic) and ''Unnur'' (Modern Icelandic). It is sometim ...
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