skruk (OSw) skrök (ON) noun

A false, legally significant, statement, such as an accusation or a testimony. Not defined as being either a deliberate lie or an error.


false witness ONorw GuL Olb
falsehood ONorw GuL Krb, Mhb
OSw YVgL Äb
Refs:

Hertzberg s.v. skrök; ONP s.v. skrǫk

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4827
    (04/27/2024)