Dómandi

Old Norse Dictionary - dómandi

Meaning of Old Norse word "dómandi"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dómandi
a, m., pl. dómendr, [A. S. dêmend], a judge, FaS. ii. 32, Grág. i. 27, 65, 79, Nj., N. G. l. i. ii, Eg. ch. 57, Stj. 378 sqq.; as to the Icel. judges cp. esp. Grág. Þ. Þ. ch. 1, 6, and numberless passages in the laws and SagaS.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛘᛅᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
ch.
chapter.
cp.
compare.
esp.
especially.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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