Manndráps-sök
Old Norse Dictionary - manndráps-sök
Meaning of Old Norse word "manndráps-sök" (or manndráps-sǫk)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- manndráps-sök (manndráps-sǫk)
- f. a case of murder, Sks. 692, 786, Stj. 467.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, manndráps-sök may be more accurately written as manndráps-sǫk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᛅᚾᚾᛏᚱᛅᛒᛋ-ᛋᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)