Söku-dólgr
Old Norse Dictionary - söku-dólgr
Meaning of Old Norse word "söku-dólgr" (or sǫku-dólgr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- söku-dólgr (sǫku-dólgr)
- m. an enemy lying under penalty; biskup segir öllum sökudólgum sínum, at …, Bs. i. 771 (of a person under ban); sá maðr er Ingólfr heitir, hann er sakadólgr (sic) minn, Fs. 63; sökudólgar (the murderers) hygg ek síðla muni kallaðir frá kvölum, Sól. 24; mun þat ekki upp tekit af sökudólgum mínum, Nj. 257.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, söku-dólgr may be more accurately written as sǫku-dólgr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚢ-ᛏᚢᛚᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sól.
- Sólarljóð. (A. III.)