Nordic Lexicon

skæl (OSw) skjal (ODan) skiel (OGu) skil (ON) skial (OSw) skiel (OSw) skil (OSw) skiæl (OSw) skiæll (OSw) noun

Etymologically related to a verb originally meaning ‘to split’ realized as skilia in OSw. Concretely, a border marker, appearing in various compounds (see Appendix C). Abstractly, frequently referring to something reasonable, or obliged, in general (‘reason’, ‘plausibility’, ‘proper, right way’), and according to legal form in particular (‘legal form’, ‘legal formality’, ‘justice’, ‘justification’, ‘law’), including legal analysis and its actual implementation (‘legal proceeding’, ‘trial’) as well as the grounds for and the result of the analysis (‘condition’, ‘evidence’, ‘formal reason’, ‘proof’, ‘corroboration’, ‘decision’).

arrangement ODan VSjL 1
border OSw ÄVgL Jb
OSw YVgL Jb
boundary ODan ESjL 2
OSw ÖgL Jb Bb
OSw SdmL Bb
OSw UL Blb
OSw VmL Bb
boundary marker OSw UL Blb
OSw VmL Bb
condition OSw KrL Kgb Gb Jb
OSw MEL DbI
OSw MESt Kmb
OSw ÖgL Bb
OSw UL Kmb, Blb
conditions OSw BjR
corroboration OGu GL A 20, 37
OSw VmL Mb
decision ODan ESjL 2, 3
ODan VSjL 15, 16
defence OSw YVgL Utgb
differentiation OSw UL För
duty OIce Grg Þsþ 25
ONorw MLL Rb 1, 2
evidence OGu GL A 13, 22, 37
OSw MESt Hb
OSw UL Mb
OSw VmL Kkb, Jb
formal reason OIce Grg Ómb 128
justice ODan VSjL 60
justification OSw SdmL Conf
law OSw DL Tjdb, Rb
legal form OSw SdmL Jb, Bb, Kmb, Mb
legal formality OSw DL Bb
OSw HL Äb
OSw KrL Eb Add
OSw UL Mb
OSw VmL Mb, Bb
legal proceeding OSw HL Äb
majority OSw ÖgL Eb
manner OSw UL Kkb
maturity OSw MESt Eb
obligation OIce Grg Feþ 164
OIce Jó Þjb 16
ONorw MLL Lb 12
plausibility ODan JyL 2
pleading OSw MEL Äb
proof OSw DL Kkb, Gb
OSw KrL Rb DbI
OSw MEL Rb DbI
OSw MESt Rb
proper way ONorw GuL Mhb, Olb
reason ODan ESjL 2
OSw KrL Kgb Äb Bb DbI Tb
OSw MEL Kgb DbI Tb
OSw MESt Kgb Äb Jb
sign of identity OSw KrL Äb
OSw MEL Äb
OSw MESt Äb
token OSw ÖgL Äb
trial ODan JyL 2
OSw SdmL Jb
witness OSw KrL Kgb
OSw MEL Kgb
Expressions:

at skilum (ON)

properly, correctly ONorw passim

domber ok skæl (OSw)

excuse OSw VmL Mb

judgement and legal formality OSw UL Mb VmL Mb, Bb

legal grounds OSw HL Rb

legal procedures OSw UL Blb VmL Mb, Bb

høghre skjal (ODan)

higher court ODan JyL 1:50

meþ fullum skiællum (OSw)

fully proved OSw DL Kkb

mæþ skællum, med skiellum, miþ skiellum (OGu)

lawfully OGu GL A 39

legally OGu GL A 6, A 25

with the right of law OGu GL A 56a

mæth ræt skial (ODan)

plausibly ODan JyL 2

ræt skæl (OSw)

rightful boundary OSw ÖgL Bb

skæl skællum gin, skiel skielom gin (OGu)

counter-claim OGu GL Add 7 (B 49)

vara til skials kumin (OSw)

come of age OSw MEL Eb

having reached majority OSw ÖgL Eb