Karl-gildr
Old Norse Dictionary - karl-gildr
Meaning of Old Norse word "karl-gildr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- karl-gildr
- adj., a law term, meaning full, complete; thus karlgildr úmagi means, not a ‘male-úmagi,’ but a ‘complete invalid,’ one who can contribute nothing towards his sustenance, e. g. an infant, a sick or aged person, male or female. The word is a standing term in the old church deeds, where the donor charged the gift with the support of a karlgild úmagi for ever, D. I. passim. The old Swedish laws present the same use of the word, e. g. karlgild mark = good money, money of full value, see Verel. s. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᛚ-ᚴᛁᛚᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
- Verel.
- Verelius, Index.