heimstefnuváttr (ON) noun

A witness to the issue of a home summons (ON heimstefna, see hemstæmpnung).


witness at someone’s home ONorw FrL Rgb 3 Refs:

CV s.v. heimstefnuváttr; Fritzner s.v. heimstefnuváttr; Hertzberg s.v. heimstefnuváttr

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/2060
    (10/09/2024)