drotin (OGu) dróttinn (ON) noun

Derived from drótt (ON) ‘household’ especially ‘the king’s bodyguard’. Used of any lord or master.


lord OIce HT 1
ONorw BorgL 14.5
ONorw FrL KrbA 31 Mhb 57

master OGu GL A 2, 6, 16, 22, Add. 8 (B 55)
OIce Grg Vís 102, 110
ONorw FrL KrbA 2, 6 Mhb 61 Rgb 40 LlbB 10
ONorw GuL Krb, Løb, Llb, Mhb, Tjb
Refs:

Cleasby and Vigfusson s.v. drótt

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/940
    (03/29/2024)