Lambs-eldi

Old Norse Dictionary - lambs-eldi

Meaning of Old Norse word "lambs-eldi" in English.

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

lambs-eldi
n. lamb-keeping, an eccl. term, referring to the rule that every householder in the parish has to keep a lamb for the priest through the winter, Dipl. v. 5, Vm. 74, 83.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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