Sekðar-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - sekðar-lauss

Meaning of Old Norse word "sekðar-lauss"

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

sekðar-lauss
adj. free, not convicted; eigi ann ek þess Þóri at fara sektalausum (unconvicted) af þessum fundi, Lv. 45; sektalaust, with impunity, N. G. l. i. 349, K. Á. 176, Jb. 22 B, Sks. 602 B, Gþl. 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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