Rannsakshús

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rannsakshús

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rannsakshús" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

rannsakshús: rannsakshús, n. Hus hvori en Person hen- sættes for der at holdes i Forvaringindtil hans Sag kan blive undersøgt (jvfrannsak 2); ef maðr verðr taksettr ígarði manns, fœri húsbóndi hans takmeð honum eptir lögum þangat, semstefnt var; en ef hann vil eigi varða,fœri þann mann til gjalkyra, þá setigjalkyri hann í rannsakshús til ráðsum morguninn Byl. 6, 78 jvf 7, 139. 15;er hann (nl. gjalkyri) ok skyldr at látablása til skipdráttar ok kasta þeim ímyrkvastofu, er þat heyrir, eða í rann-sakshús Byl. 9, 246 (S. 28618).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛆᚿᚿᛋᛆᚴᛋᚼᚢᛋ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

S.: Side.