Baugs-helgi
Old Norse Dictionary - baugs-helgi
Meaning of Old Norse word "baugs-helgi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- baugs-helgi
- f. personal sacredness, (one’s death to be atoned for by a weregild); þræll á b. á sér ef hann fylgir drottni sínum til þings …, N. G. L. i. 70.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚢᚴᛋ-ᚼᛁᛚᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)