staþer (OSw) stath (ODan) noun

town ODan SkBL
OSw BjR
OSw MESt Kgb Gb Äb Jb Bb Kmb Skb Rb Eb Hb DbI SmbI Tb Dob Add
Expressions:

stadz rad (OSw)

town council OSw MESt Add

stadzens book (OSw)

Refrers to a town’s law-book as well as to its administative records.

town book OSw MESt Rb Kb

stadzens breff (OSw)

town writ OSw MESt DbI

stadzins lagh (OSw)

town law OSw MESt Jb

stadzens mærke (OSw)

A control stamp put on all merchandise due for export after mandatory weighing on the town scales (see vagh).

town brand OSw MESt Kmb

stadzens skriffuare (OSw)

town clerk OSw MESt Kgb

stadzens stena (OSw)

The town stones were two stones joined by a chain to be worn by an adulteress, possibly naked, leading the adulterer by a snare around his penis around town as part of their punishment.

town stones OSw MESt Gb

staþsins iarn (ok göma) (OSw)

town irons (and custody) OSw BjR, MESt Rb

staþsins mantol (OSw)

Presumably a short, revealing, and thus humiliating, garment to be worn publicly by an adulteress as part of her punishment.

town cloak OSw BjR

staþsins mark (OSw)

town border OSw BjR

staþsins ræt (OSw)

town law OSw BjR, MESt

staþsins swen (OSw)

A paid town official who carried out orders from foghati (1) (q.v.) and raþ (q.v.), summoned persons to court, partook in the execution of certain punishments, could collect bail and pledges (see borghan and panter) and kept thieves and other criminals in irons. Possibly also delivered messages from foghati and raþ as well as patrolled the town (along the varþmaþer (q.v.)). It was stated that he always be righteous, polite and correct to all in all his actions and words. Can appear in the plural, suggesting that several served simultaneously.

town servant OSw BjR MESt Kgb Gb Bb Skb Rb SmbI Tb

 

 

Refs:

KLNM s.v.v. skamstraff, stadsbok; Schlyter 1877, s.v. bok