Old Norse Dictionary Entry

At-sókn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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Definitions

4 definitions

1 at-sókn

f. [sækja at], onslaught, attack, Fms. i. 64, Nj. 100, etc.

2 at-sókn

β. a throng of guests or visitors seeking hospitality; föng vóru lítil en a. mikill, Bs. i. 63 (now freq.)

3 at-sókn

γ. in popular superstition, the foreboding of a guest’s arrival; sleep, drowsiness, or the like, caused, as people believe, by the fylgja or ‘fetch’ of the guest, his sure forerunner; the Icelanders speak of a good, agreeable aðsókn, or a bad, disagreeable one; a man may ‘sækja vel eðr ilia að,’ as he is an agreeable guest or not. Only a ‘fey’ man’s fylgja follows after him. Vide Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 354 sqq.

4 at-sókn

COMPD: atsóknarmaðr.

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Runic Inscription

at-sókn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "at-sókn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
etc.: et cetera.
f.: feminine.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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