Leiðangr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Leiðangr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 leiðangr

m., the r is radical, [akin to leið; early Swed. lethunger; Dan. leding], an old Scandin. law term, a levy, esp. by sea, including men, ship, and money; bjóða út leiðangri, to levy men and ships for war, Eg. 31; bjóða út leiðangri at mönnum ok vistum, Fms. ix. 33; bjóða út leiðangri ok skipum, i. 12; hafa leiðangr úti, to make a sea expedition, Ó. H. 51; Ólafr konungr fór með liði sínu ok hafði leiðangr úti fyrir landi, 134; samna leiðangr (sea forces), opp. to landherr (land forces), O. H. L. 12: allit. phrases, lið ok leiðangr, Fms. viii. 334, O. H. L. 12, Fb. ii. 303: the proverb, róa leiðangrinn, ok gjalda leiðvítið, to pay the tax first, and the fine to boot (i. e. to pay twice over), Hkr. i. 200; rjúfa leiðangrinn, to break up, of the levies or crews breaking up and returning home, Fms. viii. 307, passim.

2 leiðangr

2. war contributions, a fixed perpetual duty or tax payable to the king; this sense of the word is esp. freq. in the Norse as also Dan. and Swed. law of the 12th and 13th centuries; þeir tóku leiðangra ok allar konungs-skyldir, Fms. ix. 8, 347; þar tóku þeir Baglar leiðangr mikinn er Einarr hafði saman dregit um Rogaland, 12, 368; biskupar báðu at kardínallinn skyldi biðja konung, at hann gæfi nokkut af leiðöngrum til heilagrar kirkju, x. 121; hann hafði sent austr í Vik eptir landskyldurn sínum ok leiðangri til mála-gjafar, 482.

3 leiðangr

COMPDS: leiðangrsfall, leiðangrsfar, leiðangrsferð, leiðangrsfólk, leiðangrsgörð, leiðangrslið, leiðangrsmaðr, leiðangrsskip, leiðangrsvist, leiðangrsvíti.

Runic Inscription

ᛚᛁᛁᛏᛅᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
bisk
bishop.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
lit
literally.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
opp
opposed to.
opp.
opposed.
opp. to
opposed to.
p.
page.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

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