Baugshelgr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - baugshelgr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "baugshelgr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

baugshelgr
f. personal sacredness (so that one’s death must be atoned for by a weregild).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚢᚴᛋᚼᛁᛚᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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