Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sannaðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 sannaðr

m., in sannaðar-maðr, m. [cp. Dan. sande-mænd, ‘veridici’]:—a law term, a ‘sooth-man,’ ‘oath-helper,’ in court; e. g. in the Fifth Court, each party had to be backed by two ‘sooth-men,’ who on oath testified to the truth of the evidence and the pleadings; it is defined in Grág. Þingsk. þ. ch. 46, 47 (Kb.); sannaðar-menn skulu eiða vinna …, skal svá sannaðarmann vanda at frændsemi við aðilja at þeir sé firnari en næsta bræðra, Grág. (St.) i. 31; ef hann hefir eigi sannaðarmenn, þá skal hann kveðja heimilis-búa sína fimm, hvárt sá væri þar veginn eðr eigi, Kb. i. 189; hann skal hafa sannaðarmenn tvá, þeir skolu þat leggja undir þegnskap sinn, at sú er frændsemis tala rétt ok sönn, ii. 11. sannaðar-vitni, n. the witness of a ‘sooth-man,’ N. G. L. i. 87.

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Runic Inscription

sannaðr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
part: participle.
þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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