þiufnaþer (OSw) thjuvneth (ODan) þiaufnaþr (OGu) þjófnaðr (ON) þjófnuðr (ON) noun

The taking or withholding of somebody else’s belongings, as well as the actual stolen goods. With an element of concealment, in contrast to the act of openly — but still illegally — taking something (OSw ræna ‘to rob’). Occasionally delimited against legally conducted purchases (OSw köp, q.v.). The stealthy nature of the deed made it dishonourable and could entail harsh punishments, including mutilation, hanging and (in Iceland) outlawry under certain conditions, such as being caught in the act and relapsing, or depending on the value of the stolen goods or the gender and status of the thief.

case of theft ODan ESjL 2
OSw DL Tjdb
OSw ÖgL Eb
OSw VmL Rb
larceny OSw KrL Tb
OSw MEL Tb
stealing OSw HL Mb
OSw KrL Kmb
OSw MEL Kmb
OSw MESt Kmb
stolen goods ODan ESjL 3
ODan JyL 2
ODan SkBL
ODan SkL 141
ODan VSjL 86, 87
OGu GL Add. 8 (B 55)
OSw ÄVgL Rlb
OSw DL Tjdb
OSw HL Mb
OSw KrL Tb
OSw MEL Eb Tb
OSw MESt Eb Tb
OSw ÖgL Eb
OSw SdmL Tjdb
OSw UL Mb
OSw VmL Mb
OSw YVgL Rlb, Add
stolen object OSw KrL Bb
OSw MEL Bb
theft ODan ESjL 2, 3
ODan JyL 2, 3
ODan SkL 85, 146, 161, 201
ODan VSjL 41, 87
OIce Jó Þjb 20, 25
OSw ÄVgL Gb, Tb, Fös
OSw BjR
OSw DL Tjdb
OSw HL Mb
OSw KrL Rb Add
OSw MESt Kgb Skb
OSw ÖgL Eb, Vm
OSw SdmL Kkb, Bb, Kmb, Tjdb, Rb
OSw UL För, Kkb, Mb, Rb
OSw VmL För, Mb
OSw YVgL Gb, Rlb, Föb, Add
theft case OSw HL Mb
thieving OSw KrL Eb
OSw MEL Eb
OSw MESt Eb
Expressions:

fulder þiufnaþer, full þyft (OSw)

Usually a theft of half a mark or more.

full theft OSw UL Mb VmL Mb YVgL Tb

grand larceny OSw MEL Tb

Refs:

Ekholst 2009, 107–12; KLNM s.v. tyveri; SAOB s.v.v. stjäla, stöld; Schlyter s.v.v. styld, þiufnaþer, þiuft