stava (OSw) verb

To dictate. SdmL and YVgL state who had the right to dictate an oath, and HL states that the king’s man was to dictate the verdict of acquittal or conviction of the næmd ’panel’.


administer OSw KrL Rb
OSw MEL Rb
dictate OSw HL Kgb
OSw KrL Eb
OSw SdmL Kkb, Bb
OSw YVgL Föb
dictate an oath OSw ÖgL Jb Rb

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

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5037
    (09/07/2026)