þegnskaparlagningareiðr (ON) noun

An oath given one’s word of honour. Thought to be a sort of preliminary oath given by anyone taking part in law at an assembly and served as a prerequisite for submitting one’s word of honour (ON leggja undir þegnskap sinn).


word-of-honour oath OIce Grg Feþ 147 Refs:

CV s.v. þegnskapr; Finsen III:698−99; Fritzner; GrgTr II:61

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/6156
    (07/13/2026)