baugshelgi (ON) baugshelgr (ON) noun

A ring (bauger) (see bogher) was a fine to the king if a slave was insulted when accompanying his master to public places.


protection of a ring ONorw GuL Mhb Refs:

Hertzberg, s.v. baugshelgi

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/510
    (04/19/2024)