sander (OSw) san (ODan) sandr (OGu) sannr (ON) saðr (ON) san (OSw) adj.

The literal meaning ‘true, truthful’ reflects that the legal proceedings also aimed at obtaining the truth, rather than mere formal criteria. In phrases such as sander þiuver ‘real theif’ (OSw ÄVgL, Tb; YVgL Tb), sander bani ‘true killer’ (OSw YVgL Drb; ODan SkL 121), sander ok atakin ‘caught red handed’ (OSw DL Kkb), sander has often been translated as ‘true’ or ‘guilty’ and occasionally ‘convicted’ or ‘proved’, i.e. having had the truth of an accusation proven, reflecting that a criminal has been caught in the act and/or found guilty in a trial.

acknowledged OSw VmL Äb
appropriate ONorw GuL Llb
ONorw MLL Llb 40
certain OSw UL Mb
convicted OIce Jó Þjb 1
OSw ÖgL Bb
found guilty OSw SdmL Kkb, Kgb, Bb, Mb, Tjdb
found guilty by witnesses OSw DL Kkb, Mb, Bb, Tjdb
good ONorw GuL Llb
guilty ODan SkL 111, 149, 221, 222
OGu GL A 2, 4, 7, 22, 26, 35, 46
OIce Grg Feþ 158
OIce Jó Mah 10 Þjb 6 Fml 8
OIce Js Mah 14
ONorw BorgL 16.9
ONorw EidsL 29.4 45.2
ONorw FrL Intr 11 Rgb 32 Bvb 11
ONorw GuL Krb, Mhb
OSw ÄVgL Md, Smb, Rlb, Fös, Föb
OSw DL Kkb, Mb, Bb
OSw KrL Hb Tb
OSw MEL Hb DbI Tb
OSw ÖgL Kkb, Db, Bb
OSw UL Kkb, Kgb, Mb
OSw VmL Kkb, Äb, Mb, Bb
OSw YVgL Kkb, Drb, Gb, Rlb, Tb, Föb, Utgb, Add
legitimate OSw SdmL Kkb, Gb, Kmb
obvious OSw KrL Eb
OSw MEL Eb
OSw MESt Eb
proved OSw SmL
proven ONorw MLL Mah 11, 29 Ert 3 Þjb 3, 10
real OSw ÄVgL Tb
OSw KrL Tb
OSw MEL Tb
OSw YVgL Tb
reliable OSw KrL Rb
OSw UL Kkb, Mb, Blb
right OSw DL Kkb, Mb, Tjdb
rightful OSw DL Tjdb
sure OSw KrL Äb DbI
OSw MEL Äb Rb DbI
OSw MESt Äb
true ODan ESjL 1−3
ODan JyL 1, 2
ODan SkL 121
ODan VSjL 19, 37
OGu GL A 30
OIce Grg Þsþ 47
OIce KRA 18
ONorw EidsL 3.2
ONorw GuL Llb, Olb, Leb
ONorw MLL Kdb 6 Lvb 3, 5 Mah, Lb 8 Llb 24, 25 Kab 20 Rb 1, 2
OSw ÄVgL Md, Smb, Slb
OSw BjR
OSw DL Kkb, Eb, Rb
OSw HL Kgb, Äb, Blb, Rb
OSw KrL Gb Bb Rb Eb DbI SmbI
OSw MEL Gb Bb Eb DbI SmbI
OSw MESt Gb Äb Jb Skb
OSw ÖgL Kkb, Eb, Db, Gb, Äb, Jb, Kmb, Rb, Bb
OSw SdmL Kgb, Mb, Tjdb
OSw SmL
OSw UL Kkb, Äb, Mb, Kmb, Blb, Rb
OSw VmL Kkb, Kgb, Äb, Mb, Kmb, Bb
OSw YVgL Drb, Rlb, Add
truthful ODan ESjL 1, 3
ODan JyL 2, 3
OSw ÖgL Db
OSw SdmL Kkb, Jb
valid OSw KrL Kgb
OSw MEL Kgb
OSw MESt Rb Tb
Expressions:

kunnr ok sannr (ON)

identified and convicted ONorw GuL Krb, Løb, Llb

Refs:

Andersen 2010; Andersen 2014; Bjorvand and Lindeman 2000 s.v.v. sann, synd; Hellquist, s.v.v. sann, synd; Hertzberg s.v. sannr; SAOB s.v. sann