Dóm-hús

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Dóm-hús

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 dóm-hús

n. the ‘house of doom,’ court-bouse, Sks. 784; the idea is foreign, though the word is native: the old courts and meetings were always held in the open air.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᚢᛘ-ᚼᚢᛋ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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