haldandi (ON) noun

A ‘holder’; the person currently in possession of a piece of property as opposed to the claimant (ON brigðandi) for that property.


man in possession OIce Grg Lbþ 176 Refs:

Fritzner s.v. halda

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/1939
    (09/15/2024)