hrísungr
nafnorðkarlkyn
a law term, a kind of bastard, one begotten in the woods, but of a free mother, i. 48, 228: in the Grágás, a son born of a free woman, but begotten whilst she was a bondwoman; he could not inherit, and, though called free born, had to be declared free personally (pro formâ), i. 178; rishöfde in the old law. The heipt hrísungs = stones, Ýt. 19, refers to the tale of the Sons of Jormunrek, of which one (Erp) is in called hornungr.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- cp.compare.
- Swed.Swedish.
- N. G. L.Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Grág.Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hðm.Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)