þokkabot (OSw) thokkebot (ODan) þokkabót (ON) þukka bot (OSw) noun

A fine for breaches of honour; a supplementary fine. A þokkabót has been equated with ‘punitive damages’ or ‘exemplary damages’ in modern US and UK court systems (Jó trans. p. 243). As a payment to satisfy a breach of honour the fine is thought to be a practice older than written provincial laws. The amount due for a þokkabot varied by rank according to some of the Swedish provincial laws. There it is predominantly specified as a fine paid to one’s superior, such as when a slave is injured. A special instance of þokkabot features as part of the king’s roðarætter (see roþarætter), whereby he is entitled to a fine when someone is killed aboard a ship he is on (cf. KLNM s.v. konge). In Denmark the term appears only in SkL as a two-øre fine. The same amount is specified in Iceland (Jó Llb 45, Þjb 11). In Iceland it might have been used synonymously with öfundarbót (q.v.). In Norway this was primarily a common fine for theft and defamation.

compensation for unfriendly conduct ONorw GuL Llb
fine for shaming ODan SkL 103
honorary fine OSw HL Mb
honour fine OSw HL Mb
OSw SdmL Mb
OSw UL Mb
OSw VmL Mb
honour payment OSw ÖgL Äb
payment for shaming ODan SkL 175
redress OIce Jó Llb 45 Þjb 11
redress payment ONorw MLL Llb 17 Kab 27 Þjb 9 Refs:

CV s.v. þokkabót; F s.v. þokkabót; GAO s.v. Mannheiligkeit; KLNM s.v. böter, konge, straff, tyveri, ærekrenkelse; LexMA s.v. Buße; NGL V s.v. þokkabót