trughsjarn (ODan) noun

A type of jarnbyrþ (OSw) ‘ordeal’ where the accused was to throw a piece of hot iron into a trough twelve steps away.


trough-iron ODan SkL 156 Refs:

Nilsson 2001

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5413
    (08/19/2026)