hemstæmpnung (OSw) heimstefna (ON) noun

The hemstæmpnung was an official summoning served at one's home, a legal action where the plaintiff bade the accused before witnesses to be at his home on a set day.


home summons OIce Jó Kge 19, 26 Kab 9
ONorw GuL Kpb, Arb, Tjb, Olb
summoning a person at his home OSw HL Rb
summons to be at home OIce Grg Lbþ 181
ONorw FrL Rgb 2 Refs:

Hagland & Sandnes 1997, 108; KLNM s.v. rettergang

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

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/2097
    (04/20/2024)