Skóggangs-sök
Old Norse Dictionary - skóggangs-sök
Meaning of Old Norse word "skóggangs-sök" (or skóggangs-sǫk)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skóggangs-sök (skóggangs-sǫk)
- f. a case of outlawry, Grág. i. 3, 58, ii. 229, Nj. 88.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skóggangs-sök may be more accurately written as skóggangs-sǫk.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚴᚴᛅᚾᚴᛋ-ᛋᚢᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)