arvuþi (OSw) ærvethe (ODan) arviþi (OSw) ærvoþi (OSw) ærwþi (OSw) noun

In later OSw laws, MESt and KrL, frequently used as an alternative to paying fines or occasionally debts, i.e. the criminal or debtor paid with his work.


cost of one’s work OSw KrL Jb
OSw MEL Jb

effort ODan SkL 41
OSw UL Kkb, Blb
OSw VmL Bb

labour ODan SkL 56
trouble ODan JyL 3
work ODan JyL 1, 2
ODan SkKL 3
OSw KrL Bb Kmb Add
OSw MESt Gb Kmb Skb Rb Dob
OSw ÖgL Bb
OSw YVgL Äb
Refs:

Dahlbäck 1987, 185; KLNM s.v. straff

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/335
    (08/14/2026)