Slan-baugr

Old Norse Dictionary - slan-baugr

Meaning of Old Norse word "slan-baugr" in English.

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

slan-baugr
m. a ‘sloth-fine,’ the fine due to the king from a person who looks on at an assault without interfering, N. G. L. i. 68.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

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