frælsgivi (OSw) frælsgive (ODan) frjálsgjafi (ON) noun

For details concerning usage, see leysingi.


freed slave ONorw BorgL 9.6 12.7
freedman ODan SkL 127
ONorw FrL ArbB 13
OSw ÄVgL Md, Smb, Vs, Slb, Gb, Rlb
OSw YVgL Vs, Frb, Drb, Äb, Gb, Rlb

freedom-giver OIce Grg Vís 96 Arþ 119, 127 Ómb 137 Rsþ 229
part-freed slave ONorw EidsL 50.4
Expressions:

frælsgiva bot (OSw)

compensation for a freed man OSw YVgL Frb

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/1509
    (10/04/2023)