raþ (OSw) rath (ODan) raþ (OGu) ráð (ON) noun

When translated ‘council’ referring to the group of men, mainly spiritual and temporal magnates, whose composition and power varied over time, as implied by the varying expressions kunungs raþ ‘the king’s council’ or rikesens rad ‘the realm’s council’. In ODan and OSw town laws, referring to the town’s court of law, which also served administrative functions, particularly concerning trade but also sanitation, building, protection against fire and enemies etc.

abetting OSw HL Mb
accord OIce Grg Tíg 268
advice ODan ESjL 1−3
ODan JyL 1
ODan SkBL
ODan SkL 48, 76
ODan VSjL 80, 86
OIce KRA 2
ONorw EidsL 22.6
ONorw FrL Intr 1 Tfb 3 KrbA 2
ONorw GuL Krb, Arb
ONorw MLL passim
OSw DL Gb
OSw HL Äb
OSw KrL Hb
OSw MEL Hb
OSw MESt Hb
OSw ÖgL Gb Äb
OSw UL För, Äb
advisable (action) OGu GL A 8
agency OGu GL A 13
agreement OSw UL Jb
OSw VmL Jb
approval ONorw BorgL 5.6
authority OGu GL A 21
cause of damage OSw SmL
collusion OSw MESt Tb
OSw YVgL Add
command OIce Jó Fml 17
ONorw MLL Kab 25
conditions ONorw GuL Løb
consent ODan JyL 1−3
OIce Grg Klþ 2 Feþ 144
OIce Jó Kge 1, 2 Fml 9
OIce Js Mah 29 Kvg 3 Lbb 8
ONorw GuL Krb, Kpb, Mhb, Løb
OSw DL Bb, Gb
OSw HL Jb
OSw SdmL Kgb, Gb, Jb, Kmb
OSw YVgL Kkb
council ODan SkBL
OSw KrL Kgb Gb Kmb Add
OSw MEL Kgb Gb
OSw MESt Kgb Kmb Rb Eb Dob
OSw SdmL Conf, Kgb, Kmb, Mb
OSw UL Mb, Kmb
OSw VmL Mb, Kmb
OSw YVgL Jb
counsel ODan ESjL 1
ONorw FrL KrbB 17
OSw BjR
OSw KrL Kgb Gb
OSw MEL Gb
OSw MESt Gb
OSw UL Kkb
OSw YVgL Äb
counselling OSw ÖgL Db
deliberation ODan JyL Fort, 2
engagement ONorw GuL Kvb, Olb
intent ODan JyL 2
intrigue ONorw FrL Var 9
lot OIce Jó Kge 9
orders ONorw FrL KrbA 28
permission OIce Jó Kab 14
ONorw GuL Løb
OSw YVgL Kkb
planning ONorw GuL Mhb
plot (2)
precedence OSw HL Blb
responsibility OGu GL A 24d
OSw UL Kkb
OSw VmL Kkb
social standing OIce Js Ert 16
social status ONorw MLL Ert 8
solution ODan SkL 200
word ODan ESjL 3
Expressions:

stadz rad (OSw)

town council OSw MESt Add

Sweriges rad oc men (OSw)

the council and prominent men of Sweden OSw MESt Add

Refs:

KLNM s.v. stadsstyrelse; Schück 2005