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Baugs-helgi

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1 baugs-helgi

f. personal sacredness, (one’s death to be atoned for by a weregild); þræll á b. á sér ef hann fylgir drottni sínum til þings …, N. G. L. i. 70.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

baugs-helgi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "baugs-helgi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

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

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