Baug-gildi

Old Norse Dictionary - baug-gildi

Meaning of Old Norse word "baug-gildi" in English.

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

baug-gildi: n. a law term, the ‘weregild’ to be paid to the ‘agnates’ of the slain; opp. to nefgildi, the same amount to be paid to the ‘cognates;’ defined, Grág. (Bt.) ii. 176, n. G. l. i. 186: metaph. agnatic relationship, vera ór b. eðr nefgildi, lifa í b. etc., to be an agnate or a cognate, id. bauggildis-menn, in. pl. agnates who are bound to pay and receive the bauggildi, Grág. ii. 180.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bt.: Bauga-tal. (B. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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