Ú-magi

Old Norse Dictionary - ú-magi

Meaning of Old Norse word "ú-magi" in English.

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

ú-magi Old Norse word can mean:

ú-magi: a, m. [mega], a helpless one, who cannot maintain himself, a law term, relating to the duty of maintenance; it included children, aged people, men disabled by sickness, paupers, etc.; maðr hverr til þess hann er fimtán vetra, þá er hann ómagi, N. G. l. i. 168; sinn ómaga á hverr fram at færa, Grág. i. 232; óðr maðr er ú. arfa síns, Js. 26; ef þræll verðr ú. af bardögum, Grág. ii. 155: the saying, úmæt eru ómaga orð. Gísl. 5; sveitar-ómagi, a pauper, a charity-boy or girl; úmaga aldr, meðan (the children) þau eru á ómaga aldri, Grág. i. 240; vera af ómaga aldri, to be grown up, Dipl. v. 3; ómaga bálkr, a section in the law, Grág. i. 230 sqq.; ómaga eyrir, the money of a minor, 176; ómaga bú, ómaga lýsing, Grág. (Kb.); ómaga skipti, ómaga sök, Grág. i. 264; ómaga tíund, K. Þ. K. 156; ómaga verk, Jb. 255; ómaga vist, Dipl. v. 5.

ú-magi: COMPDS: ómagalauss, ómagamaðr, ómagamót.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

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

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