Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sak-auki

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 sak-auki

a, m. a relation of a slain person entitled to an additional portion of weregild, defined in N. G. L. i. 79, 185, and Grág. ii. 183; a son or brother born of a bondwoman, a brother on the mother’s side, a grandfather and grandson are so named, N. G. L. l. c., cp. also Grág. l. c., where the sakauki is opp. to the receiver of the höfuð-baugr. sakauka-bót, f. compensation due to a s., N. G. L. i. 187.

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Runic Inscription

sak-auki

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
m.: masculine.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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