Saka

Old Icelandic Dictionary - saka

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "saka" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

saka Old Icelandic word can mean:

saka: I)

saka: (að), v. to do harm, scathe (jarl kvað þat ekki s. mundu); impers., hvat sem at var gört, sakaði hann (acc.) ekki, no matter what they did, no harm came to him; recipr., at vér skylim sjálfir um sakast, that we should injure one another.

saka: II)

saka: (að), v. to blame, find fault with; s. sik um e-t, to blame oneself for (ekki mun tjá at s. sik um orðinn hlut); recipr., sakast um e-t, to blame one another for a thing; s. sáryrðum, to bandy cutting words.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚴᛅ

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

impers.: impersonal.

e-t: eitthvat.

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