gudspæninger (OSw) noun

A voluntary fee to the poor or to church paid by either or both parties in a transaction, in BjR when trading movable property, in MESt when renting (out) a house.


charity fee OSw BjR
OSw MESt Bb
Refs:

Schlyter 1877, s.v. gudspæninger

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/6919
    (11/29/2023)