Kvöðu-dómr
Old Norse Dictionary - kvöðu-dómr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvöðu-dómr" (or kvǫðu-dómr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvöðu-dómr (kvǫðu-dómr)
- m. a court for settling a claim, N. G. L. i. 219.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kvöðu-dómr may be more accurately written as kvǫðu-dómr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚢᚦᚢ-ᛏᚢᛘᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)