Fjörbaugs-sekt

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjörbaugs-sekt" (or fjǫrbaugs-sekt)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

fjörbaugs-sekt (fjǫrbaugs-sekt)

f. penalty of f., = fjörbaugs-garðr, Grág. Þ. Þ. ch. 40.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, fjörbaugs-sekt may be more accurately written as fjǫrbaugs-sekt.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᛁᚢᚱᛒᛅᚢᚴᛋ-ᛋᛁᚴᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements