ræfsingaþing (OSw) noun

A þing ‘assembly’ held twice a year, where decisions concerning criminal cases were made in the name of the king. Originally, presumably referring to the punishment (OSw ræfsing) to be implemented.


investigative assembly OSw YVgL Föb, Add Refs:

Schlyter s.v. ræfsinga þing

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4405
    (06/22/2025)