mandebøde

Definitioner

wergeld

common-gender, historical

Eksempler

“At have⟳ ansete mænd i ryggen og at kunne⟳ betale⟳ en mandebøde til udligning af et drab,^([sic]) var betydningsfuldt for et menneske.”

To have the support of men with good reputation, and to be able to pay weregild for the cancellation of a killing, was important for a human.

“Kongen tilbød at give⟳ bod for den dræbte, men Thorolf og Thorfinn svarede, at de aldrig havde taget mod mandebøder³), og i dette tilfælde vilde⟳ de mindst gøre⟳ det. Hermed skiltes de ad, og Thorer drog hjem.”

The king offered compensation for the killed one, but Thorolf and Thorfinn replied that they had never accepted wergeld³), and in this case they were even less inclined to do so. Thus they parted, and Thorer went home.

CEFR-niveau