Þjóf-sök

Old Norse Dictionary - þjóf-sök

Meaning of Old Norse word "þjóf-sök" (or þjóf-sǫk)

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

þjóf-sök (þjóf-sǫk)
f. a case of theft, Glúm. 365, Grág. i. 84, ii. 190; aldregi fyrnisk leynd þjófsök, id.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, þjóf-sök may be more accurately written as þjóf-sǫk.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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