Dóm-nefna

Old Norse Dictionary - dóm-nefna

Meaning of Old Norse word "dóm-nefna" in English.

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

dóm-nefna: u, f. the nomination of judges in the Icel. court, described in Íb. ch. 5; in parliament the goðar (priests) had the right to appoint the judges, Grág. i. 25; þeir (viz. the priests) skyldu dómnefnur eiga á þingum, Fms. iii. 106.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

viz.: namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

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