Brigðar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - brigðar-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "brigðar-maðr" in English.

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

brigðar-maðr
m. a law term, one whose lands are escheated, but may be redeemed, Grág. ii. 253, Gþl. 290.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
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