afréttardómr (ON) noun

A court held to settle disputes concerning communal pastures; similar to an engidómr (q.v.). These courts were held at the location under contest. It is supposed that matters unresolved at an afréttardómr could be taken up at the relevant quarter court (ON fjórðungsdómr) at the General Assembly.


communal pasture court OIce Grg Lbþ 202 Refs:

CV; Finsen III:607; Fritzner; KLNM s.v. dómr; ONP; Strauch 2011, 231

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/134
    (04/20/2024)