Lýð-skylda
Old Norse Dictionary - lýð-skylda
Meaning of Old Norse word "lýð-skylda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lýð-skylda
- u, f. homage, the duty of a liegeman towards his lord; eptir þat veitti jarl honum önga lýðskyldu, Fms. iv. 24, Ó. H. 91; sem góðr þegn skal góðum konungi veita, skal ek honum alla þá lögliga lýðskyldu … (in the oath of homage), Gþl. 68.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᚦ-ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)