agnabaker (OSw) aghnbak (ODan) noun

Etymologically disputed, but presumably ‘husk back’, used as a derogatory term for a grain thief.


{agnabaker} OSw HL Mb
corn theft OSw HL Mb
corn thief OSw YVgL Tb
grain thief ODan SkBL
ODan VSjL 87
OSw KrL Add
OSw SdmL Mb
OSw UL Mb Refs:

Lund s.v. agnbak; Ney 1998, 113; Schlyter s.v. agnabaker; Wennström 1936, 37−40

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

    • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/157
    (07/27/2024)