skipsnævning (ODan) noun

Men on board a ship appointed to deal with conflicts between steersman (ODan styreman, see styriman) and crew (ODan skipere, see skipari). Synonymous with farvitenævning (q.v.).


men nominated from the ship ODan JyL 3 Refs:

Lund s.v. farvitnæfning; Tamm and Vogt, eds, 2016, 304

Citation
  • ‘skipsnævning’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4751
    (04/28/2024)