bysætia (OSw) besætia (OSw) verb

A German loan-word. Used of both people and goods that were put in custody awaiting justice to be done, such as a sentence delivered or a debt paid.


put in custody OSw BjR
OSw MESt Kgb Rb Add
Refs:

Schlyter 1877, s.v. bysætia

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

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/6960
    (07/27/2024)