hathkone (ODan) noun

A woman who had been raped — abducted and/or violated — and kept against her will.


woman in shame ODan JyL 2 Refs:

Tamm and Vogt, eds, 2016, 316

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/2019
    (10/04/2023)