qvarsætutak (OSw) kyrrsetutak (ON) kuarsætu tak (OSw) noun

In OSw, deposition of disputed goods during the legal handling of an accusation of theft; mentioned as a legal tak (q.v.) alongside brötartak (q.v.) and skælatak (q.v.). In ONorw, security for an obligation to attend something.


security that a person be present at a certain place ONorw GuL Llb
sequestration security OSw ÄVgL Tb
OSw YVgL Tb
Refs:

CV s.v. kyrrseta; Fritzner s.v. kyrrsetutak; Hertzberg s.v. kyrrsetutak; Schlyter s.v. qvarsætu tak

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4227
    (06/14/2025)