stuþ (OSw) stuth (ODan) noun

Literally ‘support’. In JyL, the relatives’ contribution to compensation for murder. In ESjL, SkL and VSjL, an annual tax, presumably paid in grain by all landowning householders, replacing earlier contributions of food for the king’s travels (cf. gengærþ) or for his horses.

contribution ODan JyL 2
other dues ODan SkL 75
ODan VSjL 79
pillar OSw UL Mb
OSw VmL Mb
prop OSw UL Jb, Blb
OSw VmL Bb
support ODan JyL 2
tax ODan ESjL 3 Refs:

KLNM s.v. stud, Schlyter s.v. stuþ; Venge 2002, 16−21, 116