lýðskærr (ON) adj.

Carve-able by the people. Refers to the practice of allowing free men to flense for themselves portions of certain types of whale.


which everyone has a right to carve ONorw FrL LlbB 10 Refs:

CV s.v. lýðskærr; Fritzner s.v. lýðskærr; Hertzberg s.v. lýðskærr

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3427
    (07/27/2024)