GUEST-QUARTERS, The occasional residence of the King or Jarl as guest of the HUSBONDI, whose BORDLAND was exempt from Skatt on that account. HAGI, (N.) Dan. GRASMARK, _pascua_, Hill pasture, common to a TUN HOG-LEAVE, N. HAGA-LEYFI, _permissio pascuendi_—HAG-RA, _facultas pascuendi_—RIDING THE HAGRA, perambulation of the Marches of the HAGI. HAWK-HENS, A general parochial burden of “poultry to feed the King’s falcons” taken in the islands; first exacted by Bishop William Tulloch (in addition to the new Scottish burden of Kanefowls, exigible from tenants only), and still occasionally demanded by the Queen’s Falconer. HERAD, (N.) _districtus montibus et mari terminatus_, A district containing several Hrepps or Skathalds, with their several Tuns or Rooms, and a MOAR common to them all. HIRDMAN, (N.) _Miles, aulicus_. HIRDMAN STANE, N. HIRDMAN STEFN, _congressus militum_. HOMER, HOEMOTHER, Sunfish, or Basking Shark. HREPP, (N.) _tribus_, The Community of HREPPMEN, or Skatt brethren possessing a SKATHALD, with common pasture in the MOAR, and a share of the Tulberskatt exacted from intruders not entitled to pasture there. HUSS-BONDI, (N.) _paterfamilias_—HUSS-KARL, _domesticus, operarius_. JOL, (N.) _natalitia Christi, initium Aquarii_, Yule or Christmas. LANDSETTERCOP, N. LAND-SETTR KAUP, _merces conductionis_, A fee or fine on letting or reletting a farm. LANDSKYLD, Dan. LAND-SKYLLD, N. LAND-SKULLD, Scot. Landmale, _debitum quod locator fundi debet domino præstare, locarium, redditus prædianus_, The rent of a farm. LAST, N. LÆST, _mensura oneris nautici_, A measure = 12 Barrels; also a weight = 24 Meils. LAW-BOOK, N. LÖG-BOK, _codex legum_, Book of Laws. LAWMAN, N. LÖG-MADR, _nomophylax_, The President of the Althing, Keeper and Expounder of the Law-book, and Chief Judge of Orkney, anciently paid by the assessment of FÖRKAUP, and afterwards by the Scottish Government, and ultimately abolished or merged in the office of Sheriff. LAWRIGHTMAN, N. LÖG-RETTA-MADR, _scabinus_, An Official chosen by the Vard-Thing, and charged with the custody and application of the Standards of Weight and Measure, and the general interests of the Herad or Parish, especially in the Law-thing, where he acted as Assessor of the Lawman or Foud. The name was latterly given to the inferior local umpires of minor questions of Scandal, Marches, or breaches of the Sheep Acts, more correctly called RANCELMEN. LÆANGER, N. LEDANGR, _contributio in præsidium patriæ_, A Tax paid in Zetland. LEIGUMADR, (N.) _conductor prædii_, A Tenant farmer under a formal Tack of Assedation, generally for three years, but renewable on payment of Grassum, LANDSETTR or EYSETTR-COP.