Definitions
Definitions
1 Fimtar-dómr
m. the Fifth High Court in the Icel. Commonwealth, vide dómr, Grág. Þ. Þ., etc.; the form of the word is irregular, as it means the Fifth Court (added to the four Quarter Courts) = dómr hinn fimmti, as it is also called in Grág. Þ. Þ. ch. 24 sqq.; the old Scandin. law term fimt seems to have floated before the mind of the founders, as fimtar-dómr etymologically answers to Swed. femt, i. e. a court before which one has to appear a ‘fimt’ from the citation.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
Fimtar-dómr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "Fimtar-dómr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).