sjaund (ON) noun

A legal meeting possibly synonymous with OSw siunættinger (q.v.), but in ONorw only used concerning the funeral, funeral feast and distribution of the estate seven days after a death.


period of seven days OIce Js Ert 18
ONorw MLL Ert 12

seventh-day ale ONorw GuL Krb Refs:

Cleasby and Vigfusson s.v. sjaund; Fritzner s.v. sjaund

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4659
    (06/16/2026)