Linda-lag

Old Norse Dictionary - linda-lag

Meaning of Old Norse word "linda-lag" in English.

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

linda-lag
n. laying the lindi, a law term; sækja e-n til lindalags, to ask one to lay down his belt, symbolical of insolvency, this done the creditor might recover his goods wherever he finds them, n. G. L. i. 214.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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