akerfrith (ODan) noun

Protection of growing crops. Any theft, however small, of crops from fields was punished, except when committed by itinerants who were allowed restricted grazing in the fields (JyL).


harvest peace ODan SkL 184
peace in the field ODan JyL 3

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/172
    (08/14/2026)