byfoghet (ODan) noun

The representative of a town lord, whether the king or his proxy. Possibly synonymous with foghati (1) q.v. Alternatively understood as a representative chosen by the local government of a village or villages surrounding the town.


town sheriff ODan SkBL Refs:

Gustafsson 2006, 87f; KLNM s.v.v. fogde, landsbystyre

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/7159
    (07/11/2026)