Jafnaðar-dómr

Old Norse Dictionary - jafnaðar-dómr

Meaning of Old Norse word "jafnaðar-dómr" in English.

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

jafnaðar-dómr: m. a law term, arbitrium; leggja mál til jafnaðardóms, to put a case for an umpire, Nj. 101; tvennir kostir …, bjóða Þórgilsi jafnaðardóm, ok mundi hann svara fégjöldum eptir því sem dómr félli á, sá annarr at unna Þorgils sjálfdæmis, Sturl. iii. 170 (where jafnaðardómr is opp. to sjálfdæmi), Sks. 736.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

opp.: opposed.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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