þræskipti (OSw) noun

Mostly used of fines/compensation divided and distributed between three parties, occasionally explicit, such as the leader (the king, the shipmaster, etc.), the collective (the district, the oarsmen, etc.) and the plaintiff. Also of, for instance, tithes divided and distributed between the church, the priest and the poor.


division in three OSw BjR
OSw DL Kkb, Mb, Bb, Tjdb, Rb
OSw KrL Kgb Gb Bb Eb Hb DbI DbII SmbI Tb Add
OSw MEL Kgb, Gb, Bb, Rb, Eb, Hb, DbI, SmbI, Tb
OSw MESt Kgb Gb Jb Bb Kmb Skb Rb Eb Hb DbI SmbI Tb Dob Add
OSw SdmL Kgb, Jb, Bb, Kmb, Mb, Tjdb, Rb, Till

division in three lots OSw HL Kkb, Äb, Mb, Jb, Blb, Rb
fine divided in three OSw DL Tjdb
three instalments OSw HL Kgb

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/6311
    (04/29/2024)