legorð (ON) noun

Sexual misconduct, adultery, fornication. A case involving such infractions.


adultery ONorw GuL Krb, Løb, Mhb
intercourse OIce Grg Vís 90 Feþ 149, 155
ONorw MLL Ert 5 Refs:

CV s.v. legorð; Fritzner s.v. legorð; Hertzberg s.v. legorð

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

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3142
    (07/27/2024)