Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases. Christopher Coredon with Ann Williams.
hamsocn — ˈhämˌsōkən noun ( s) Etymology: Old English hāmsōcn more at hamesucken : hamesucken … Useful english dictionary
hámsócn — f ( e/ a) offence of attacking a man in his own house; the franchise f holding please of this offence and receiving the penalties for it; the penalty itself … Old to modern English dictionary
hamsocn — ham·socn … English syllables
Forestel — Assault carried out on the king s highway; an ambush on that highway. It was one of the offences reserved to the king s judgement. The penalty was a fine of 100s. In the Latin records the offence was described as prohibitio itineris = hindrance… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Hamfare — The crime of breaking into a house to rob. It is mentioned in the *DB entry for the city of Chester, in the section where its laws are itemised. For hamfare, the penalty was a fine of £4 if committed on a Sunday or feast day, while 40s was… … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Hanap — An elaborately decorated drinking vessel. Cf. Hamsocn … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Husbreche — An attack on a dwelling, which, like arson and murder, *LHP states could not be compensated for by a money payment, unlike e.g. *strastbreche. Cf. Botleas; Hamfare; Hamsocn … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Heimsuchung — Sf std. (13. Jh.), mhd. heimsuochunge Stammwort. Zusammenbildung aus Heim und suchen, wie afr. hāmsēke(ne), hemsēkene, hāmsēkinge, hāmsēkenge und, mit anderem Suffix, aschw. hēmsōkn, ae. hāmsōcn, mit anderem Bestimmungswort anord. rannsókn. Dabei … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
hamsocne — /heemsowkan/ In Saxon law, the word is variously spelled hamsoca, hamsocna, haimsuken, hamesaken, hamsocn. The right of security and privacy in a man s house. The breach of this privilege by a forcible entry of a house is breach of the peace.… … Black's law dictionary
hamsocne — /heemsowkan/ In Saxon law, the word is variously spelled hamsoca, hamsocna, haimsuken, hamesaken, hamsocn. The right of security and privacy in a man s house. The breach of this privilege by a forcible entry of a house is breach of the peace.… … Black's law dictionary
