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or high-seats, also called 

 Ondvegi or Ondugi, because 

 the two seats were opposite 

 each other (Ond= opposite, 

 vegi = way). The most im- 

 portant benches were the 

 cedri IM, which ran along 

 the northern wall, and the 

 high-seat or the chief seat 

 in the hall, which stood 

 facing the sun, and was for 

 the use of the master of 

 the household, who never 

 allowed any one else to use 

 it. The long bench which 

 ran along the southern wall 

 was called ' itoedri IM " 

 (the lower bench) ; the 

 high-seat on this bench 

 was called annat onflve^i, 

 nordr ondvegi and ondvegi a 

 hinn u*dra lekk, and was 

 opposite to the other high- 

 seat. To be placed in this 

 ondvegi was the highest 

 honour that could be shown 

 to any one, and conse- 

 quently this place was only 

 assigned to most prominent 

 men. The nearer the place 

 on the benches assigned to 

 any one was to the high- 

 seat, the greater the honour; 

 ' the places farthest away, 

 near the doors, were the 

 lowest. 



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