rit (ON) noun

Something written. As with modern English writ, ON rit can refer to an official letter or document, such as rit biskups (FrL KrbB 24) or rit ok innsigli konungs (Jb Mah 2).


document ONorw FrL KrbB 24
writ OIce Jó Mah 2
ONorw FrL Mhb 4 Bvb 1
ONorw MLL Mah 3 Refs:

CV; F; Hertzberg; KLNM s.v. brev; OED s.v. writ

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

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4364
    (07/20/2025)