reiðskjóti (ON) noun

The householders had a duty to provide saddle horses for the bishop and his men when he was coming to consecrate a church or provide other services to people. See, e.g., GuL ch. 33.


riding horse OIce Grg Klþ 5
OIce KRA 3
ONorw FrL Intr 19
ONorw MLL Lvb 1, 15

saddle horse ONorw FrL KrbA 44
ONorw GuL Krb
Refs:

KLNM s.v. skjutsväsen

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4297
    (09/08/2026)