skrokvitni (OSw) skrökvitni (ON) noun

Refers both to a person and to a testimony being false. In OSw HL, explicitly defined as not supported by an oath.


false testimony ONorw MLL Þjb 13
false witness OSw HL Rb
OSw ÖgL Kkb
OSw SdmL Kkb, Rb Refs:

Schlyter s.v. skrokvitni

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

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4826
    (07/27/2024)