Saum-gjald
Old Norse Dictionary - saum-gjald
Meaning of Old Norse word "saum-gjald"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- saum-gjald
- n. damages for breaking the nails in a ship, n. G. L. i. 198.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚢᛘ-ᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)