Héraðs-sekr
Old Norse Dictionary - héraðs-sekr
Meaning of Old Norse word "héraðs-sekr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- héraðs-sekr
- adj. a law term, exiled from a district or jurisdiction, opp. to exiled from the country, Nj. 156, Sturl. i. 145, ii. 92; hann var görr h. svá víða sem vötn féllu til Skagafjarðar, Fs. 34; hann var h. ok skyldi búa eigi nær en í Hörgár-dal, Glúm. 390, cp. Landn. 286.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᛅᚦᛋ-ᛋᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)