qvarsæta (OSw) kværsæte (ODan) noun

In ODan JyL, land that was exempt, presumably from military service (ODan lething, see leþunger), as well as a fee paid for this. In OSw ÄVgL, synonymous with qvarsætutak and tak, i.e. a surety for a disputed object, but it is unclear who should hold it.


due for exempt land ODan JyL 3
exempt due ODan JyL 3
land where military dues are not paid ODan JyL 3
lien OSw ÄVgL Tb
non-military due ODan JyL 3 Refs:

KLNM s.v. leidang; Lund s.v. qvær; Ordbog over det danske sprog s.v. kværsæde; Schlyter s.v.v. qvarsæta, qvarsætu tak; Tamm and Vogt, eds, 2016, 307

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4226
    (06/14/2025)