óbótamaðr (ON) noun

An unatonable criminal; a person who has committed a type of crime which deprives them of the opportunity to pay compensation through legal settlements (cf. urbotamal).


criminal OIce Jó Mah 2 Þjb 3
ONorw FrL Intr 10
ONorw GuL Krb
unatonable criminal OIce Js Mah 6, 9
OIce KRA 6, 8
ONorw FrL Mhb 35 Var 44
ONorw MLL Lvb 16 Mah 3, 4 Rb 1, 2 Refs:

CV s.v. úbótamaðr; Fritzner s.v. úbótamaðr

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

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/3862
    (07/27/2024)