böta (OSw) bøte (ODan) byta (OGu) bæta (ON) bǿta (ON) verb

atone OFar Seyð 1
OGu GL A 13
OIce Grg Klþ 2 Vís 112 Bat 113 Feþ 154
ONorw FrL KrbB 3, 9

be compensated OSw DL Kkb
be fined OGu GL A 2, 4– 9, 11, 12, 14, 18, 19, 22, 26, 46, 50, 59, Add. 1–5 (B 4, 17, 19, 19, 20)
OSw DL Kkb, Bb
OSw HL Kgb, Äb, Blb
OSw UL Kkb, Kgb, Mb, Blb, Rb
OSw VmL Kkb, Mb, Jb, Kmb

be liable to (pay) a fine OGu GL A 26, 60, 61, 63, 65, Add. 8 (B 55)
compensate ODan ESjL 2, 3
ODan JyL 2
ODan SkL 56, 214
ODan VSjL 13, 69
OGu GL A 15
OIce Grg passim
OIce Mah 8 Llb 1 Kab 16 Þjb 16 Fml 2
OIce Js Mah 4, 7 Kab 1, 11 Þjb 7
OIce KRA 2, 6 passim
ONorw FrL Mhb 17 LlbA 1
OSw ÄVgL Kkb, Md, Smb, Vs, Slb, Gb, Rlb, Jb, Tb, Fös, Föb
OSw DL Mb, Bb, Gb
OSw HL Mb
OSw SdmL Kkb, Kgb, Gb, Bb, Mb, Tjdb
OSw YVgL passim

do penance OIce Kge 29
ONorw FrL KrbA 5, 38
ONorw GuL Krb, Løb
OSw YVgL Urb

extract OSw UL Kkb, Äb,
OSw VmL Äb

fine OSw ÄVgL Smb
OSw DL Rb

give ODan SkL 77
have a liability OGu GL A 62
improve OIce Grg Tíg 266
OIce Kge 9
OIce Js Kdb 5
ONorw GuL Tfb, Løb

make good OFar Seyð 2
OIce Grg Tíg 266

make up the difference OIce Lbb 1
mend OIce Llb 6, 9
ONorw BorgL 18.4
OSw UL Kkb

pay ODan ESjL 1−3
ODan JyL 1−3
ODan SkKL 2−4, 7−9, 11, 12
ODan SkL passim
ODan VSjL passim
OGu GL A 2, 6, 16–19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 31, 35, 51, 59, Add. 6, 8 (B 33, 55)
ONorw BorgL 3.3 5.14
ONorw EidsL 41.2
ONorw FrL Intr 3, 5 KrbA 2, 10
OSw ÄVgL Kkb, Md
OSw HL Kkb, Mb, Kmb, Blb, Rb
OSw ÖgL Kkb, Eb, Db, Vm, Äb, Jb, Kmb, Rb
OSw UL Äb

pay a fine ODan ESjL 2
ODan SkBL
OGu GL A 4, 7, 8, 16, 19, 20a, 28, 31, 36–39, 52, 57, Add. 2, 8 (B 17, 55)
ONorw GuL Krb, Kpb, Mhb
OSw BjR
OSw DL Kkb, Eb, Mb, Bb, Tjdb, Rb
OSw HL Kkb, Kgb, Äb, Mb, Jb, Kmb, Blb, Rb
OSw KrL Kgb Gb Jb Bb Kmb Rb Eb Hb DbI DbII SmbI SmbII Tb Add
OSw MEL Kgb Gb Jb Bb Kmb Rb Eb Hb DbI DbII SmbI SmbII
OSw MESt Kgb Jb Bb Kmb Skb Rb Eb DbI SmbI SmbII Tb Dob Add
OSw ÖgL Kkb, Eb, Gb, Jb, Kmb, Rb, Bb
OSw SdmL Kkb, Kgb, Gb, Äb, Jb, Bb, Kmb, Mb, Tjdb, Rb, Till
OSw SmL
OSw UL Kkb, Kgb, Äb, Mb, Jb, Kmb, Blb
OSw VmL Kkb, Kgb, Äb, Mb, Jb, Kmb, Bb

pay a fine as atonement OSw MEL DbI
pay compensation ODan ESjL 2
ODan SkL 61, 62, 66, 187, 188, 193, 195, 202, 224, 225
OGu GL A 15–19, Add. 1 (B 4)
ONorw GuL Kpb, Kvb, Løb, Tjb, Llb, Mhb, Sab, Trm
OSw ÄVgL Kkb, Md, Slb, Äb, Gb
OSw DL Bb, Gb, Tjdb
OSw ÖgL Kkb, Eb, Db, Rb
OSw UL Mb, Blb
OSw VmL Mb

pay damages OIce Mah 11, 15 Llb 16
redress OIce Grg Bat 115
repair OSw UL Kkb
OSw VmL Kkb

restore OIce Llb 9
Expressions:

bøte ut (ODan)

return ODan SkL 110

litla böta (OSw)

pay a small fine OSw HL Kgb

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/659
    (03/29/2024)