Baug-gildi
Old Norse Dictionary - baug-gildi
Meaning of Old Norse word "baug-gildi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- baug-gildi
- n. a law term, the ‘weregild’ to be paid to the ‘agnates’ of the slain; opp. to nefgildi, the same amount to be paid to the ‘cognates;’ defined, Grág. (Bt.) ii. 176, n. G. l. i. 186: metaph. agnatic relationship, vera ór b. eðr nefgildi, lifa í b. etc., to be an agnate or a cognate, id. bauggildis-menn, in. pl. agnates who are bound to pay and receive the bauggildi, Grág. ii. 180.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚢᚴ-ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bt.
- Bauga-tal. (B. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)