Kristinréttr hinn eldri Borgarþings | Borgartings eldre kristenrett

vbota maðꝛ· þa a han till· ííj́· marka

an úbótamaðr [a man beyond atonement]. Then he has a claim to three marks

aꝼ ꝼe ubota mans· En konungr

of the property of the úbótamaðr, and the king

alt þætt er auk er· þæt er ubota

to all that is over and above. It is a deed beyond

ꝩærk at gera ꝼinꝼarar ꝼara at ſpyría

atonement to make journeys to the Finns, to go to ask for

ſpa Eꝼ kona bítr ꝼíngr eða

prophecy. If a woman bites a finger or

to aꝼ barne ſínu till langlíꝩis·

toe off her child for [its] long life,

bote merkr· ííj́· En eꝼ kona ꝼoðer baꝛn

let her pay three marks. And if a woman feeds a child

hæiðit eða bonde till langlivis bote

[while it is] heathen, or the husband [does], for long life, let [them] pay

merkr· ííj́ ꝼirir Su er ꝼoꝛdæða uærſt

three marks for it. She is the worst witch

er ꝼirir gerer ku eða kalve kono

who destroys a cow or a calf, a woman

eða barne En eꝼ ꝼoꝛdæðo

or a child. And if witch-

ſkapt ꝩærðꝛ ꝼunnín j bæðium eða

craft is found in the beds or

bolſtrom manna hor eða ꝼrauða

bolsters of people, flax or frogs'

ꝼotr manna har næghl eða þa

feet, human hair, nails, or those

luti er uener þíkkía till gærninga

things that seem likely [to serve] for spells,

þa ma ſok geꝩa ííj́ konom till

then a charge may be brought against three women, with

íaꝼms rettar þæim er í likíndum þikki

equal right, those who seem likely

ꝩera· jarne a ꝼri at ſtanda værðꝛ at

to be [guilty]. She must stand [the ordeal of] iron for it. If she proves

iarne ſkír þa er hon ſygn ſaka

clean at the iron, then she is free of the charges.

ꝩærðꝛ hon ꝼul at iarne þa hæítír

If she proves foul at the iron, then she is declared

hon ſon at ſok ꝼri goꝛt ꝼe oc ꝼriði·

proven in the case; she has forfeited property and peace,

oc ꝼímtar grið ꝼra íarne dꝛæpp

and has five days' truce from the iron; [after that she is] killable

oc doyð er taka ma hana· Eꝼ kono

and [may be] put to death wherever she can be caught. If a woman

er trylƶka kend í heraðe þa ſkall hon

is said in the district to practise trylska [troll-craft], then she shall

hava till· ví· kuenna ꝩítní at hon

have six women as witnesses that she

er æigi trylſk ſygn ſaka eꝼ þætt

is not trylsk [given to troll-craft]; [she is] free of the charge if she

ꝼæƶ en eꝼ hon ꝼær þæir æighi ꝼare

gets that. But if she does not get them, let her go

bꝛott oꝛ heraðe með ꝼiar luti ſína

away out of the district with her goods.

ækki vældꝛ hon þuí ſíolꝼ at hon er

She herself is not to blame that she is

troll· a guð ſkulu men væll trua

a troll. People shall believe well in God,

en æigi a boluan eða a blot ſkapp

and not in curses or in heathen sacrifice.

en eꝼ maðr uærðꝛ at þuí ſannr at

But if a man is proved guilty of this, that

han ꝼær með hæiðin blott þau er ꝼirboðen

he deals in heathen sacrifices that are forbidden

ero at bok male· han er ſæckir

by book-law, he is fined

ííj́· moꝛkum· ꝩm ſkilnad híuna

three marks. On the separation of spouses.