engidómr (ON) noun

A meadowland court where disputes concerning property and grazing rights were resolved. A rare term, but it is the subject of the entire paragraph in Grg Lbþ 176. The court was held at the location of the disputed meadowland and was similar to a communal pasture court (ON afréttardómr).


meadowland court OIce Grg Lbþ 176 Refs:

CV s.v. engidómr; Fritzner s.v. engidómr; KLNM s.v. dómhringr

Citation
  • ‘engidómr’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/1026
    (07/27/2024)