Syknu-leyfi
Old Norse Dictionary - syknu-leyfi
Meaning of Old Norse word "syknu-leyfi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- syknu-leyfi
- n. a licence of the alþing to grant sykna; lögsögu-maðr á upp at segja s. öll, Grág. i. 2; ok talði hann vera frjálsan ef þar fengisk syknu-leyfit, Rd. 292.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚾᚢ-ᛚᛁᚢᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)