Sök

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

sök Old Icelandic word can mean:

sök

(gen. sakar, pl. sakar or sakir), f.

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1) charge, the offence charged;

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sönn ~, a true charge;

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gera sakar á hendr sér, to incur charges;

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gera sakir við e-n, to do offence or harm to one;

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sannr at ~, proved (found) guilty;

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gefa e-m (upp) sakir, to remit a charge;

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gefa e-m ~ (sakar) á e-u, gefa e-m e-t at ~, to make a charge against one;

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fœrast undan ~um, to plead not guilty;

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vera (bundinn) í ~um við e-n, to have done offence to one (konungr tók stór gjöld af bóndum þeim, er honum þóttu í ~um við sik);

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2) suit, action, in court;

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eiga ~ á e-u, to have a ground for complaint;

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ek á sjálfr ~ á því, that is my own affair;

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sækja e-n ~um, to prosecute one;

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svæfa allar sakar, to settle all causes;

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fara með ~ina, to conduct the suit;

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segja fram ~ sína, to declare ones suit;

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3) effect;

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hafa ekki at ~, to effect nothing;

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tók Þóroddr þá at vanda um kvámur hans, ok hafði ekki at ~, but to no effect;

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4) cause, reason (þótti konungi sakir til, þótt hann hefði eigi komit);

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fyrir hverja ~, for the sake of what, why?

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fyrir þá (þessa) ~, for that reason, therefore;

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af þeim ~um, from that cause (svá lauk þessu, at húsfreyja lézt af þeim ~um);

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fyrir e-s sakir or ~um, for the sake of, because of;

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fyrir ástar sakir, for love’s sake;

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with respect to (skyldi boðit verða sem vegligast, bæði fyrir tilfanga sakir ok fjölmennis);

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fyrir mínum ~um, for my sake, for my part;

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um sakar þínar, for thy sake;

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of time, um nokkurra nátta sakir, for a few nights;

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of (um) stundar sakir, for a while;

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um sinns sakir, for this once;

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um nætr sakir, for one night;

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sakir e-s, ~um e-s = fyrir sakir e-s, fyrir ~um e-s.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary