vita (OSw) vite (ODan) vita (OGu) noun

case of defence OSw YVgL Tb
confirmation OSw YVgL Äb
defence OSw YVgL Tb
judgement OSw ÄVgL Jb, Tb, Föb, Lek
OSw YVgL Tb, Jb

knowledge OSw VmL Kmb
precedence OSw DL Bb
OSw VmL Kkb, Jb

proof ODan SkL 26
ODan VSjL 1, 71

right OGu GL A 24f (64)
OSw ÄVgL Äb, Föb
OSw DL Eb, Mb, Gb
OSw VmL Kkb, Mb, Jb
OSw YVgL Äb, Tb, Jb, Utgb, Add

right of defence OSw DL Tjdb
right to clear oneself by oath OSw SmL
right to confirm OSw YVgL Utgb
right to defend oneself OSw DL Kkb
right to prove ODan SkL 84
testimony OSw ÄVgL Jb, Föb
OSw UL Äb
OSw YVgL Jb

verdict OSw YVgL Jb
witness ODan SkL 37
OSw YVgL Tb

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/5912
    (07/20/2026)