argafas
nafnorðhvorugkynarga-fas
[argr, craven, and fas = flas by dropping the l (?); flas, means praecipitatio, and flasa, að, precipitare, which are common words; this etymology is confirmed by the spelling of the word in 188, where some of the have faas or fias, the last is a false reading = flas; fas, gait, manner, is a modern word: v. Pál in Skýr.; his etymology, however, is doubtless bad], a law term, a feint, a cowardly assault, an aiming at one’s body and drawing deadly weapons without carrying the threat into effect, termed ‘a coward’s assault;’ in it was punishable by fjörbaugsgarðr, ; ef maðr mundar til manns ok stöðvar sjálfr, ok varðar fjörbaugsgarð, ok á hinn eigi vígt í gegn (the injured party must not kill the offender on the spot) skal stefna heiman ok kveðja til níu heimilisbúa þess á þingi er sóttr er, 90: ef maðr hleypr at manni, ok heldr hann sér sjálfr; þat er a. ok er þat sektalaust (liable to no punishment, only a dishonourable act; so the Norse law), i. 164, 188.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
- MSS.manuscript, manuscripts.
- perh.perhaps.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- cp.compare.
- ch.chapter.
- Gþl.Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Vídal.Vídalíns-Postilla.
- Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
- Vsl.Vígslóði. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)