SCHYND, SCHOIND, SCHOWND, N. SKYND, Dan. SKJON, _ratio_, An Inquest of Thingmen to examine, sanction, and confirm all procedure respecting the Succession, Impignoration, or Alienation of Heritage; anciently by a _vivâ voce_ doom, but frequently (after the accession of the Scottish Jarls) by a SKYND-BREF or “Schynd Bill.” SCOULDING, N. SKULLD, _debitum, crimen, mulcta_, A Thing for civil debts, damages, and fines for minor offences. SET, N. SETTR, _pactio_, An agreement, the letting of land. SETTEEN, SETTING, N. SETTUNGR, _sextans_, A weight = 24 marks, or ⅙ of a Meil, _idem ac_ LISPUND _et_ SPAN. SETTER, N. SŒTTUR, The infield pasture of a TUN. SKAT, N. SKATTR, _vectigal, tributum_, The Tax upon all land occupied by Odal-red, for the support of the Crown, and expense of government—SKATT-BRETHREN, N. SKAT-BRŒDIR, Members of the same Skathald, called also HREPPISMEN—SKAT-FAL, (N.) Failure for two years to pay Skatt, punished by confiscation, unless redeemed—SKATTALD, N. SKAT-HALD, A district or HREPP containing several TUNS or ROOMS, with an exclusive HAGI, and a share in the MOAR of the HERAD. SKYLD, LAND-SKYLD, Dan. LAND-SKYLD, A Tenant’s Rent, as opposed to SKATTR, Odaller’s Tax. SKYLLING or QUHYT, A Danish coin = 1½d. Scots, afterwards raised to 6d. by Earl Robert. SPAN, idem ac LESPUND. STEFN, (N.) _citatio_, A Summons, afterwards a Court or Assembly. STEMBOD, N. STEFN-BOD, _signum citationis_, A symbol of citation, being a Staff for ordinary Meetings, an Arrow for matters of urgency or haste, an Axe for a Court of Justice, and a Cross for Ecclesiastical or Religious affairs. STENT, N. STEND, _stare, equivalere_, The amount of Butter Skatt legally due by each ODAL-TUN. TACK, A Lease of a farm, sometimes of a considerable district, or sometimes even of the whole Earldom, or Bishopric—TACKSMAN, the holder of such a lease. The term is generally applied to the Farmers of the Crown Rents and Revenues. THING, (N.) _comitia_, An Assembly, Parliament, or Court of Freemen. AL-THING, _forum universale_, A general Assemblage of all Free-men. HERADS-THING or STEFN, A district Meeting of HERADSMEN. HIRDMANS-THING or STEFN, A Council of Warriors. HOF-THING, _consultatio de rebus sacris_. HUSS-THING, _consultatio de rebus domesticis_. LAW-THING, A Court of Law—LEIDAR-THING, A War Council. VARD-THING, HREPPAMOT or HREPPA STEFN, An Assembly of the Skatt-brethren of a Hrepp or Skathald. THING-STOD (N.) _locus comitiorum_. THRÆLL, (N.) _servus_, A slave. TOFT, N. TOMT, _area domus vacua_, Land once tilled but abandoned.