Harm-sök
Old Norse Dictionary - harm-sök
Meaning of Old Norse word "harm-sök" (or harm-sǫk)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- harm-sök (harm-sǫk)
- f. a sad case, Nj. 221, Eb. 34 new Ed., v. l. to harmsaga.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, harm-sök may be more accurately written as harm-sǫk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚱᛘ-ᛋᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)