almosomaþer (OSw) noun

In OSw YVgL, a poor man entitled to alms was shown lenience if stealing food. Similar provisions, albeit not with this word, exist in OIce (e.g. Js).


man of alms OSw YVgL Tb Refs:

KLNM s.v. fattigvård

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/229
    (08/14/2026)