vinningælogh (OSw) unningelogh (ODan) noun

In ODan, an oath that a person was the owner of an object that somebody else had found. Also a reward to the finder.


finder’s reward ONorw FrL Rgb 40
legal reward OSw ÄVgL Tb
oath of acquisition ODan ESjL 3
ODan SkL 166
ODan VSjL 87

recompense OSw YVgL Tb
reward OSw ÄVgL Tb
OSw YVgL Tb
Refs:

CV s.v. unningi; F s.v. undingi; KLNM s.v. hittegods; Schlyter s.v. vinningælogh; Tamm and Vogt, eds, 2016, 310

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5887
    (07/20/2026)