Sekt

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sekt

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sekt" in English.

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

sekt Old Icelandic word can mean:

sekt
f.
sekt
1) guilt (lifandi guð fyrirláti mér mína ~);
sekt
2) penalty; full ~, the highest penalty of the law, forfeiture of goods and outlawry (lýsa til sektar fullrar á hönd e-m);
sekt
3) fine, mulct (þriggja marka ~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚴᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
e-m
einhverjum.

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