varfriþer (OSw) varfriþr (OGu) noun

The spring peace lasted during the time of sowing (OGu GL), in OSw HL defined as between Rogation Day (gangdagher litli, 25 April) and St Botulf’s Mass (17 June), during which time lawsuits were prohibited (OSw HL, UL, VmL) and certain rules applied concerning taking and reclaiming draft animals (GL, HL).


spring peace OSw DL Rb
OSw ÖgL Bb
OSw SdmL Rb

spring sanctity OSw HL Rb
springtime immunity OSw UL Rb
OSw VmL Rb

springtime sanctity OGu GL A 10 Refs:

Schlyter s.v. varfriþer

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5704
    (08/15/2026)