Odal

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:

• Odal (rune), a Germanic rune
  • after the rune, the Œ ligature
• Ethel-, Aethel-, Uodal- as an element in Germanic names, see Ethel
• Allodium:
  • Odelsrett, a traditional Scandinavian law
  • Udal law, the Scottish derivative of the Odelsrett
• Odal, Norway, a traditional district in Norway

See also

• Auðr
• Aetheling