Laun-víg

Old Norse Dictionary - laun-víg

Meaning of Old Norse word "laun-víg" in English.

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

laun-víg
n. a secret manslaughter, a law term, ranging between full murder and manslaughter, defined in Gísl. 22.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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