Skuld-festr

Old Norse Dictionary - skuld-festr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skuld-festr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skuld-festr
f. the act of seizing a person for debt, Grág. i. 363; segja til skuldfesti á alþingi, 73.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛏ-ᚠᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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