reksþegn (ON) noun

A social class appearing solely in Norwegian wergild lists between the rank of freeborn man (ON árborinn maðr) and son of a freedman (ON leysingjasonr). Etymologies of the term are uncertain, but there have been suggestions connecting it to rek (‘wreck, jetsam’), reka (‘to drive’ [e.g. cattle]) and rekkr (‘warrior’). Since the wergild value of a reksþegn is given as half of a freeholder (ON höldr) in FrL, it has been suggested that it is the Trondelag equivalent of a householder (ON bóndi, see bonde) elsewhere in Norway (e.g. GuL). It has also been put forth that reksþegn may refer to a class of hunters such as the Sámi who were more prevalent in the Trondelag area than elsewhere (cf. KLNM).

{reksþegn} ONorw FrL Mhb 49 Rgb 35 LlbA 15 Refs:

CV s.v. rekkr; F; Hertzberg 1890; KLNM s.v. rekstegn; LexMA s.v. Bauer, Bauerntum; Maurer 1890