samburðaröl (ON) noun

This was a kind of social gathering. To finance, arrange, and take part in such joint drinking (of beer) was considered a duty and was mandatory according to the Church Law. In the autumn, this ceremony took on an explicit religious character, in so far as the ale was to be blessed with thanks to Christ and Holy Mary for good harvest and peace. See GuL ch. 6.


joint drinking ONorw GuL Krb Refs:

KLNM s.v.v. drikkeoffer, drikkeseder, fagnaðarǫl, gilde, jul, naboforhold

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4473
    (07/19/2025)