magararfi
(ON)
noun
heir to a son
ONorw
FrL
ArbA 7
- ‘magararfi’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3464 (07/27/2024)
maghandi
(OSw)
magandi
(OGu)
moghandi
(OSw)
adj.
Usually appears in expressions such as koma til maghandi alder or vara a maghandi ar (OSw) ‘be/become of age’ (for example DL Bb, SdmL Jb). The expression for this varied, as did the age.
adult OSw ÄVgL Slb
OSw KrL Add
OSw MESt Kgb SmbII
OSw SdmL Tjdb
OSw UL Kkb, Kgb, Mb
OSw VmL Mb
OSw YVgL Kkb, Frb, Rlb, Add
grown OGu GL A 20
OSw KrL DbII
OSw MEL DbII
mature OSw SdmL Jb
of age OGu GL A 20
OSw KrL Jb
OSw MEL Jb
OSw MESt Jb
OSw ÖgL Gb Äb Jb Bb
OSw UL Jb
OSw VmL Kkb, Äb, Jb
of full age OSw ÄVgL Tb
OSw ÖgL Db
OSw YVgL Tb
- ‘maghandi’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3465 (07/27/2024)
maghararf
(OSw)
noun
son’s inheritance
OSw
HL
Äb
OSw
UL
Äb
- ‘maghararf’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3466 (07/27/2024)
magher
(OSw)
magh
(ODan)
magr
(OGu)
mágr
(ON)
noun
These refer to a male person related by marriage.
The usual meaning in Medieval Nordic legal texts is ‘son-in-law’, attested in ODan ESjL, but also other meanings (some of them more comprehensive) occur: ‘brother-in-law’ (OSw DL; OIce Jó), ‘kinsman’ (ODan ESjL), ‘kinsman by marriage’ (ONorw GuL), and ‘relative’ (OGu GL).
The plurality of the meanings of this term in the medieval Nordic languages can be compared to the similar ambiguity of the kinship terms gener (‘male in-law’) and nepos (i.a. ‘grandchild’, ‘nephew’, ‘niece’) in medieval Latin.
brother-in-law OIce Jó Kab 2
OSw DL Mb
in-law OGu GL A 63, Add. 6 (B 33)
kinsman ODan ESjL 2
kinsman by marriage ONorw GuL Sab
ONorw MLL Lb 8
relative OGu GL A 24
son-in-law ODan ESjL 1
OGu GS Ch. 3
OSw MEL Kgb
Bjorvand 2007, 772; KLNM s.v. ætt; Latham and Howlett s.v.v. gener, nepos; Niermeyer and van de Kieft s.v.v. gener, nepos
- ‘magher’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3467 (07/27/2024)
magnúsmessa
(ON)
noun
Feast of St Magnus
ONorw
EidsL
9.2
ONorw
FrL
KrbA 25
St Magnus’s Day
OIce
Grg
Klþ 13
- ‘magnúsmessa’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3468 (07/27/2024)
mak
(OGu)
noun
benefit
OGu
GL
A 28
convenience
OGu
GL
A 3
- ‘mak’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3469 (07/27/2024)
makeskifte
(ODan)
noun
exchange of land
ODan
JyL
1
exchange of real property
ODan
JyL
1
- ‘makeskifte’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3470 (07/27/2024)
makt
(OSw)
noun
authority
OSw
MESt
Jb
power
OSw
KrL
Kmb
Rb
OSw
MESt
Kmb
Rb
Add
OSw
SdmL
Till
right
OSw
KrL
Kgb
OSw
MEL
Kgb
Expressions:
hafva fulla makt af manne (OSw)
have full athorization to act on another's behalf OSw MESt Jb
- ‘makt’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3471 (07/27/2024)
mal (1)
(OSw)
mal
(ODan)
mal
(OGu)
mál
(ON)
noun
Etymologically ‘congregation’, specifically a legal one, and hence the speaking at this (‘language’, ‘speech’, ‘tale’, ‘talk’), the matters dealt with (‘case’, ‘dispute’, ‘matter’, ‘procedure’, ‘(law)suit’, ‘crime’, ‘offence’) and the agreements made (‘contract’, ‘lease’).
affair OIce Grg Þsþ 23, 35
agreement OIce Grg Ómb 135
appeal OSw DL Rb
arrangement OIce Grg Þsþ 78
OIce Js Kvg 5
article of law OIce Grg Hrs 235 Tíg 263
bargain ONorw GuL Kpb
business OIce Grg Þsþ 81
case ODan ESjL 2, 3
ODan JyL 2, 3
ODan SkKL 7
ODan SkL 83, 87, 101, 108, 112, 145, 146, 150, 217
ODan VSjL 15, 50, 86, 87
OGu GL A 2, 21, 28, 31, 37, Add. 1 (B 4)
OIce Grg Lrþ 117
OIce Jó Þfb 9
OIce Js Þfb 3 passim
OIce KRA 7
ONorw BorgL 17.5
ONorw FrL Intr 16 Tfb 2 KrbA 1, 29 KrbB 2 Mhb 4 passim
ONorw GuL Krb, Kpb, Løb, Mhb, Llb, Tfb, Leb, Arb
ONorw MLL passim
OSw ÄVgL Md, Smb, Äb, Gb, Jb, Föb
OSw DL Eb, Rb
OSw HL Kkb, Kgb, Äb, Mb, Jb, Blb, Rb
OSw KrL Kb, Gb, Jb, Bb, Rb, Eb, Hb, DbI
OSw MEL Kb, Rb, Eb, DbI
OSw MESt Kb, Gb, Jb, Kmb, Rb, Eb, DbI, Add
OSw ÖgL Kkb, Eb, Db
OSw SdmL Conf, Kkb, Kgb, Jb, Bb, Mb, Rb, Till
OSw UL Kkb, Kgb, Äb, Mb, Jb, Blb, Rb. Add. 16
OSw VmL Kkb, Kgb, Äb, Mb, Jb, Bb, Rb
OSw YVgL passim
cause OSw VmL Bb
chapter OSw ÖgL Rb
charge (1) OGu GL A 2
OSw UL Mb
condition OSw MEL Jb
contract OIce Grg Arþ 127
crime OGu GL A 2
OSw DL Eb
OSw UL Rb
dispute OSw DL Rb
language OGu GS Ch. 1
lawsuit OIce Jó Þfb 4
lease OSw DL Bb
matter OGu GL A 20a
OIce Grg Þsþ 58
OIce Jó MagBref
OIce KRA 16
ONorw BorgL 17
OSw MEL Kb, Bb
OSw UL StfBM, Kkb, Äb, Mb, Jb, Kmb, Blb
OSw VmL Kkb, Jb, Kmb, Rb
offence OSw ÖgL Kkb, Eb, Db
OSw UL Kkb
OSw YVgL Urb
procedure ONorw FrL Intr 7
reason OSw DL Rb
section of the law OIce Grg Lbþ 220
situation OIce Jó Kge 31 Þjb 15
speech OSw ÄVgL Smb
suit OSw MEL Rb
OSw UL Mb
tale OSw UL Mb
talk OGu GL A 19
OIce Grg Lsþ 116
Expressions:
koma lykt viþer mal (OSw)
conclude a case OSw UL Rb VmL Rb
Refs:Hellquist s.v. mål 2; ONP s.v. mál; Schlyter s.v. mal
- ‘mal (1)’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3472 (07/27/2024)
mal (2)
(OSw)
mal
(ODan)
mal
(OGu)
noun
boundary
OSw
ÖgL
Bb
marking post
OSw
ÖgL
Bb
measurement
OSw
KrL
Bb
OSw
MEL
Bb
OSw
ÖgL
Bb
OSw
UL
Blb
measuring
ODan
VSjL
71
time (point)
OGu
GL
A 14
Expressions:
(vara a) mat ællær mal(i) (OSw)
be someone's hired servant OSw MEL Bb
bed and board OSw MEL Bb
food and rent OSw HL Blb
food and wages OSw KrL Bb MESt Bb UL Blb ÖgL Bb
- ‘mal (2)’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3473 (07/27/2024)
málaefni
(ON)
málefni
(ON)
noun
circumstances of a case
OIce
Jó
Llb 26
ONorw
MLL
Mah 21 Llb 24
substance of a case
OIce
Grg
Þsþ 47
ONorw
MLL
Rb 1, 2
- ‘málaefni’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3474 (07/27/2024)
málajörð
(ON)
noun
The máli (ON, ‘contract’) was a term for mortgage contract, which meant conveyance of property by debtor to creditor as security for debt, with the provision that the seller might redeem the property when he wanted, if he gave notice of this half a year in advance. In ONorw málajörð was a term for mortgaged land. In OIce (Grg, Js, Jó) málajörð (málaland) implied a right to purchase land when resold with no sense of credit or debt.
land given in mortgage ONorw GuL Llb, Olb
land subject to pre-emption right OIce Jó Lbb 10
OIce Js Lbb 17
ONorw MLL Lb 15
Helle 2001, 118; Hertzberg s.v.v. málajörð, máli; KLNM s.v.v. jordleige, pant; Robberstad 1981, 385–89
- ‘málajörð’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3475 (07/27/2024)
malakarl
(OSw)
noun
hireling
OSw
UL
Kkb
- ‘malakarl’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3476 (07/27/2024)
málakona
(ON)
noun
A married woman who retained legal ownership of her own property. When married a málakona and her husband stipulated an agreement (ON máli) concerning which property was to remain hers. This type of property ownership during marriage was an alternative to the more common practice of joint-ownership between spouses (ON félag).
wife OIce Jó Kge 13
woman with property ownership rights ONorw MLL Ert 13
CV s.v. máli; Fritzner; Guðrún Ása Grímsdóttir 2015; KLNM s.v. festermål; Páll Vídalin 1854 s.v. prioritas dotis
- ‘málakona’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3477 (07/27/2024)
málaland
(ON)
noun
Land upon which a right of preemption (ON máli) had been placed. The holder of this right had the opportunity to match the offer of the highest bidder or purchase the land at a pre-arranged price when it was put up for sale again.
land subject to pre-emption right OIce Grg Lbþ 192, 196
OIce Jó Lbb 11
OIce Js Lbb 7, 8 Refs:
CV s.v. máli; Fritzner; GrgTr II:392; Hertzberg
- ‘málaland’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3478 (07/27/2024)
málalandsbrigð
(ON)
noun
land claim where there is a right of pre-emption
OIce
Jó
Lbb 11
- ‘málalandsbrigð’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3479 (07/27/2024)
málalauss
(ON)
adj.
free of pre-emption right
OIce
Grg
Lbþ 193
OIce
Jó
Lbb 10
OIce
Js
Lbb 7
- ‘málalauss’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3480 (07/27/2024)
málamaðr
(ON)
noun
owner of a pre-emption right
OIce
Grg
Lbþ 192
person with legal business
ONorw
MLL
Þfb 4
- ‘málamaðr’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3481 (07/27/2024)
málamundi
(ON)
noun
agreement
OIce
Grg
Þsþ 78
- ‘málamundi’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3482 (07/27/2024)
malaruf
(OSw)
noun
breach of agreement
OSw
YVgL
Föb
- ‘malaruf’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law. http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3483 (07/27/2024)