Sýkn
Old Norse Dictionary - sýkn
Meaning of Old Norse word "sýkn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sýkn
- adj. an eccl. term, in sýkn dagr; the more correct form is sœkn, n. G. l. i. 385; [from sókn, Dan. sögne-dag]:—a day on which lawsuits and actions are permitted (= Lat. dies fastus), opp. to a holy day or Sabbath; in the phrase, sýknt eða heilagt, sýngnt (sic) eða heilagt, n. G. l. i. 349; meðan sýnkt (sic) er … þegar syngt er, 380; mod. Icel. sounded, sýnt og heilagt; á sýknum dögum, Gþl. 80; sœknum dagum, n. G. l. i. 385; nú er eigi langt til morguns ok er þá sýkn dagr, Ó. H. 118, Fms. iv. 265.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- opp.
- opposed.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)