Definitions
Definitions
1 sjálf-dæmi
n. ‘self-doom,’ absolute power, Greg. 8.
2 sjálf-dæmi
II. as a law term, ‘self-judgment,’ when, instead of submitting a case to arbitration or to the judgment of a court, one party gave it over to his adversary to give judgment himself; this was by the old customs the greatest satisfaction that could be given, and it often was allowed to an injured man; it was also sometimes used as the last appeal to the justice and generosity of a powerful adversary; the Sagas afford many instances, thus, Sturl. i. ch. 26, 27, ii. ch. 35 sqq., viii. ch. 24, Glúm. ch. 7, Eg. ch. 84, 85, Ld. ch. 50, Nj. ch. 36, 51, Gunnl. S. ch. 10; taka s., selja s., Nj. 54, 77, Ísl. ii. 245.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
sjálf-dæmi
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "sjálf-dæmi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).