Bóta-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - bóta-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "bóta-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- bóta-maðr
- m. a law term, a man who has to receive ‘bætr’ for hurt or damage suffered, Ann. 1372, Gþl. 160; hence óbótamaðr, exlex, an outlaw, who has forfeited his right to ‘bætr.’
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚢᛏᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)