ransnævning (ODan) noun

Eight householders from a district (ODan hæreth, see hæraþ) appointed for one year to deal with cases of rapine (ODan ran), accidents and theft.


men nominated for rapine cases ODan JyL 2
men of rapine cases ODan JyL 2 Refs:

KLNM s.v. nämnd

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4262
    (04/26/2024)