Klengi-sök
Old Norse Dictionary - klengi-sök
Meaning of Old Norse word "klengi-sök" (or klengi-sǫk)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- klengi-sök (klengi-sǫk)
- f. a law term, picking up a quarrel; þykkir honum þetta klengisök vera, Ölk. 35; eigi vilju vér at þegnar várir sé taksettir eða stefndir fyrir fépretta sakir eðr nokkura klengisaka, for the sake of cheating or chicane, N. G. L. ii. 482.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, klengi-sök may be more accurately written as klengi-sǫk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᚾᚴᛁ-ᛋᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ölk.
- Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)