thrælsmark (ODan) noun

Giving a free man the mark of a slave by cutting up both nostrils was punishable by half a manbot (ODan) ‘man’s compensation’.


mark of a slave ODan VSjL 28

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5330
    (07/20/2026)