Nordic Lexicon

áauki (ON) noun

profit OIce KRA 35

Citation

‘áauki’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

abbadís (ON) noun

abbess OIce Jó Llb 18
ONorw FrL LlbA 15
ONorw MLL Llb 20

Citation

‘abbadís’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

abbet (ODan) ábóti (ON) noun

abbot ODan JyL 2
OIce Jó Llb 18
OIce Js Kdb 4
ONorw FrL LlbA 15
ONorw MLL Kdb 6 Llb 20

Citation

‘abbet’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

áberi (ON) noun

plaintiff OIce Jó Llb 27

See also: sakaráberi

Citation

‘áberi’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

abeþas (OSw) beþas (OSw) verb

make demands OSw UL Jb

Citation

‘abeþas’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

aboi (OSw) noun

Synonymous with landboe.

tenant OSw KrL Jb Add
OSw MEL Jb
OSw VmL Jb

See also: landboe

Citation

‘aboi’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

aboliiorþ (OSw) noun

land of a farm OSw YVgL Äb

Citation

‘aboliiorþ’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

ábúð (ON) noun

actual possession ONorw GuL Olb
householding period OIce Grg Tíg 266
tenancy OIce Jó Llb 14
ONorw FrL LlbA 1
ONorw MLL Lb 1, Llb
tenancy agreement OIce Jó Llb 28

Citation

‘ábúð’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

abyrghia (OSw) ábyrgja (ON) verb

be responsible OIce Grg Þsþ 54 Ómb 143 Feþ 164 Lbþ 214, 218
OIce Jó Mah 13 Kge 17, 25 Lbb 2 Llb 2, 9 Þjb 2 Fml 3
OIce Js Mah 31 Lbb 1, 3 Kab 11, 17 Þjb 2
OIce KRA 26
ONorw FrL KrbA 2, 12 KrbB 10 Mhb 36
ONorw MLL Kdb 6, Mah, Lb 4, 8, Llb, Kab, Þjb 2
be valid ONorw FrL KrbB 22
leave in custody OSw YVgL Gb, Tb
take care of ONorw EidsL 35.1

See also: valda

Citation

‘abyrghia’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

ábyrgð (ON) noun

responsibility OIce Grg Þsþ 76
OIce Jó passim
OIce Js Mah 8 Kab 5 Þjb 2
OIce KRA 11
ONorw BorgL 3
ONorw EidsL 11.5 36.4
ONorw FrL KrbA 12 KrbB 24 Mhb 12, 32
ONorw GuL Kpb, Løb, Arb
ONorw MLL Kdb 2, Lvb 9, 14, Mah 9, Ert 22, Llb, Kab, Þjb 2

Citation

‘ábyrgð’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

abyrþ (OSw) abyr (OSw) noun

hidden goods OSw YVgL Tb
removal of found corpse OSw YVgL Add
secret hiding of a corpse OSw ÄVgL Md, Tb
OSw YVgL Drb
smuggled stolen goods OSw UL Mb
something brought in secret OSw SdmL Tjdb
stolen goods (secretly carried into someone’s house) OSw HL Mb

Citation

‘abyrþ’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

advent (OSw) advent (ODan) noun

Advent ODan JyL 2
OSw KrL Rb
OSw MEL Rb
OSw YVgL Kkb

Citation

‘advent’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

afald (OSw) noun

killing caused by something falling down OSw DL Mb
OSw SdmL Mb

Citation

‘afald’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

áfall (ON) noun

sentence OIce Grg Þsþ 41

Citation

‘áfall’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

afallsdrap (OSw) noun

death by accident OSw HL Mb

See also: drap

Citation

‘afallsdrap’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

áfang (ON) noun

A fine for the illegal use of another’s property. Often incurred for misusing a means of transport (horse, ship) belonging to someone else.

fine OIce Jó Þjb 17 Fml 28
illegal use of another man’s property ONorw FrL Rgb 43 LlbA 10
seizure mulct OIce Grg Feþ 164, 165

See also: stighöre

Refs:

Fritzner; Lúðvík Ingvarsson 1970, 272−73; ONP

Citation

‘áfang’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

afarkostalauss (ON) adj.

on fair terms OIce Jó Kab 15

Citation

‘afarkostalauss’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

afarkostr (ON) noun

harsh terms OIce Js Mah 34

Citation

‘afarkostr’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

afastr (OGu) adj.

neighbouring OGu GL A 25

Citation

‘afastr’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

afbrigð (ON) noun

deviation OIce Grg Hrs 235
transgression OIce KRA 18

Citation

‘afbrigð’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.