köp (OSw) køp (ODan) kaup (ON) noun

The many translations reflect the ambiguity of the verb köpa (OSw) køpe (ODan) kaupa (ON) ‘to settle affairs’, i.e. both ‘to buy’ and ‘to sell’ etc., from which this noun is derived. Appears in many legally significant compounds and some derivations.


agreement OIce Kge 30
ONorw FrL Intr 17

arrangement ONorw FrL Intr 18
bargain ONorw FrL Rgb 48
buying ODan SkL 12, 30, 72, 77
ODan VSjL 81

buying and selling OIce Grg Feþ 152
contract OIce Llb 6
ONorw FrL Jkb 1

deal OIce Grg Arþ 127
OIce Kab 11
OIce Js Kab 9

exchange OSw ÖgL Äb
pay OIce Grg Þsþ 78
OIce Kab 25

purchase ODan ESjL 2, 3
ODan JyL 2
ODan SkBL
ODan SkL 50
OSw ÄVgL Jb, Tb
OSw BjR
OSw DL Bb
OSw HL Kkb, Äb, Mb, Jb, Kmb, Blb, Rb
OSw KrL Kmb
OSw MEL Jb Kmb
OSw MESt Bb Kmb
OSw ÖgL Gb Jb Kmb
OSw SdmL Kkb, Jb, Kmb, Tjdb
OSw YVgL Tb, Jb

purchase agreement OSw DL Bb
purchase witness OSw ÖgL Jb
sale ODan SkL 48, 81
ODan VSjL 82
OFar Seyð 5
OIce Grg Arþ 126
OIce Lbb 6
OSw DL Gb
OSw KrL Kgb Jb Tb
OSw MEL Kgb Jb Tb
OSw MESt Jb

selling ODan VSjL 82
trade OIce Kab 11 Fml 5
ONorw GuL Kpb, Kvb, Løb, Llb, Arb, Tjb, Olb

transaction OIce Kab 12
OSw ÖgL Äb

wages OIce Grg Þsþ 80
OIce Js Kab 19

witness of purchase OSw ÖgL Äb Bb
Expressions:

lagha köp (OSw)

lawful purchase OSw ÖgL Gb

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/2795
    (04/24/2024)