torvogæld (OSw) noun

The payment for burying somebody alive (between stone and turf) who is found and rescued.


turf payment OSw SdmL Mb

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5397
    (08/19/2026)