Baugs-helgi

Old Norse Dictionary - baugs-helgi

Meaning of Old Norse word "baugs-helgi" in English.

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

baugs-helgi: f. personal sacredness, (one’s death to be atoned for by a weregild); þræll á b. á sér ef hann fylgir drottni sínum til þings …, N. G. L. i. 70.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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