tvægildi (OSw) tvigilde (ODan) tvigjald (ODan) noun

compensation of twice the value OSw ÄVgL Rlb
double value ODan JyL 2
ODan SkL 145
ODan VSjL 87

twice the value ODan SkL 141, 144, 177
two-fold compensation OSw ÖgL Rb
Expressions:

igjald ok tvigjald (ODan)

what was stolen and the double of it ODan JyL 2

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5454
    (08/19/2026)