vanesak (ODan) noun

A case without witnesses or proof, where a suspect was to be summoned to a thing (ODan) ‘assembly’ (see þing), accused at a second, and have the case settled by nominated men at a third.


case of suspicion ODan JyL 2 Refs:

Tamm and Vogt, eds, 2016, 302

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

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5671
    (05/12/2024)