byamal (OSw) bymal (OSw) noun

Literally, ‘village measurement’. It refers both to the individual’s allocation of land in a village and the whole village area, including unallocated land. The system of measurement varied between the different provinces of Sweden. It was the basis of the levy commitment and also governed inheritance law.

distribution OSw MEL Bb
order of a village OSw MEL Bb
rules of the village community OSw KrL Bb
OSw MEL Bb
village community OSw MEL Bb
village land OSw KrL Bb
OSw MEL Bb
village measurement OSw SdmL Jb, Bb
OSw UL Blb
OSw VmL Bb
Expressions:

brut ok byamal, brut ok byæ mal (OSw)

village measurement and distribution OSw UL Blb

Refs:

KLNM, s.v.v. byamål, bymark; Schlyter 1877, s.v. byamal; SL UL, 188 note 11; SL VmL, 151 note 13