Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Yfir-sókn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 yfir-sókn

f. = yfirför, mostly as a law term, almost the same as veizla; Sveinn konungr gaf honum jarldóm ok Halland til yfirsóknar, Fms. vi. 295, Orkn. 66; lén ok yfirsókn, Fms. i. 87; ármenning, syslu, yfirsókn, Ó. H. 174, Fms. x. 196, passim.

2 yfir-sókn

2. a visitation, survey, K. Þ. K. 61, v. l.; yfirsóknar-maðr, a surveyor, eccl., H. E. i. 255, and in a secular sense, N. G. L. i. 18.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

yfir-sókn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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