Sak-eyrir
Old Norse Dictionary - sak-eyrir
Meaning of Old Norse word "sak-eyrir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sak-eyrir
- m. a fine, penalty, Bs. i. 36, Jb. 444: esp. a fine due to the king, the king’s fiscus or privy purse, Fms, iii. 16; konungs s., vii. 300: = sakgildr eyrir, en áðr hafði gengit s. sem í konungs mál, viii. 270. By the ancient law all transgressions of law were punishable with a fine to the king.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚴ-ᛁᚢᚱᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)