Unningi

Old Norse Dictionary - unningi

Meaning of Old Norse word "unningi" in English.

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

unningi: a, m. [from unna = to grant; early Swed. undinghja lagh, Schlyter]:—an ‘owner’s fee,’ a law term, of the fee granted to the finder of stolen or lost property; unningja lausn, an owner’s release, i. e. owner’s reward (due to the finder of a runaway slave), N. G. L. i. 227; it is wrongly spelt ‘undingja’ lausn, 35.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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