vargdropi (ON) noun

Literally ‘wolf droppings’, a derogatory term for a child conceived during the father’s outlawry. Such children were excluded from any inheritance.


outcast’s brat OIce Grg Arþ 118 Refs:

KLNM s.v. oäkta barn; Ney 2012, 484–85; Schlyter s.v. rishofþe

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

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5705
    (04/24/2024)