Auvisla-bót

Old Norse Dictionary - auvisla-bót

Meaning of Old Norse word "auvisla-bót" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

auvisla-bót
and usla-bót (N. G. l. i. 246), f. a law term, compensation fixed by a jury of five, cp. above; distinction is made between a. hin meiri and hin minni, first rate or second rate compensation, Grág. ii. 344: in pl. 225.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᚢᛁᛋᛚᛅ-ᛒᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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