Fimtardóms-eiðr
Old Norse Dictionary - fimtardóms-eiðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fimtardóms-eiðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fimtardóms-eiðr
- m. the oath to be taken in the Fifth Court, Grág. Þ. Þ. ch. 26. 27, Nj. 241; in Sturl. ii. 128 used of an oath worded as the oath in the Fifth Court.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᛘᛏᛅᚱᛏᚢᛘᛋ-ᛁᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)