Unningi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Unningi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 unningi

a, m. [from unna = to grant; early Swed. undinghja lagh, Schlyter]:—an ‘owner’s fee,’ a law term, of the fee granted to the finder of stolen or lost property; unningja lausn, an owner’s release, i. e. owner’s reward (due to the finder of a runaway slave), N. G. L. i. 227; it is wrongly spelt ‘undingja’ lausn, 35.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚾᚾᛁᚾᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
gl
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
prop
properly.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors

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

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