Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sakar-staðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 sakar-staðr

m. an offence, transgression; hann kvaðsk vilja góðu við hann skipta ok upp gefa sakar-staðinn, Finnb. 346; Áskéll görði Mýlaugi við jafn-mikinn ok tólf aura silfrs fyrir sakar-staði (where sakastaðr is almost identical with lögmáls-staðr); féllu hálfar bætr niðr fyrir sakastaði, þá er hann þótti á eiga, Nj. 166.

Similar Words

SÁ
SADDR
safali
SAFI
safn

Runic Inscription

sakar-staðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.

Works & Authors

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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