Sátt-máli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sátt-máli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sátt-máli

a, m. (old writers prefer the neut. sattmál), a covenant, Hkr. ii. 119 (but Ó. H. l. c. sáttmál), B. K. 126, Sks. 51; einn sáttmála … þann eilífa sáttmála milli Guðs ok allra lifandi dýra … þetta skal vera teikn á þeim sáttmála, sem ek hefi upp reist Gen. ix. 9–17; Gamli sáttmáli, the covenant between the Icelanders and the king of Norway, D. I. i. 602 sqq.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛅᛏᛏ-ᛘᛅᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
neut.: neuter.

Works & Authors

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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