Hernaðar-sök

Old Norse Dictionary - hernaðar-sök

Meaning of Old Norse word "hernaðar-sök" (or hernaðar-sǫk)

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

hernaðar-sök (hernaðar-sǫk)
f. a case of raid, Sturl. ii. 79.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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