styld (OSw) styld (ODan) stuldr (ON) stulðr (ON) noun

Derived from the verb stiæla ‘to steal’ referring to the act of stealing rather than the stolen object. Sometimes contrasted to ran ‘robbery’ and köp ‘purchase’. For more on stealing, see þiufnaþer.


stealing OIce Grg Rsþ 229
OSw SdmL Bb, Tjdb

theft ODan JyL 2
ODan VSjL 86
OIce Þjb 1, 5
OIce Js Þjb 1, 4
OIce KRA 28, 34
ONorw GuL Tjb
OSw ÄVgL Rlb, Tb
OSw BjR
OSw HL Mb
OSw MESt Tb
OSw ÖgL Vm
OSw YVgL Rlb, Tb
Refs:

Ekholst 2014, 57−62; KLNM s.v. tyveri; SAOB s.v.v. stjäla, stöld; Schlyter s.v.v. styld, þiufnaþer, þiuft

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5119
    (04/19/2024)