almosa (OSw) almuse (ODan) ölmusa (ON) noun

In OIce, the size, number and dates of alms were regulated, and mainly consisted of food for the poor. ODan JyL mentions alms for orphans, and OSw YVgL that alms, intended for the poor, must not be taken by the priest.

alms ODan ESjL 3
OFar Seyð 3
OIce KRA 13, 30
OSw YVgL Kkb
charity OIce Jó Mah 29
OIce Js Mah 27
ONorw MLL Mah 28 Ert 25 Refs:

KLNM s.v.v. eleemosyne, fattigvård