Sókn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - sóknMeaning of Old Icelandic word "sókn" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
sókn Old Icelandic word can mean:
- sókn
- (pl., -ir), f.
- sókn
- 1) attack, fight (harðr í sóknum);
- sókn
- 2) prosecution; urðu þá allir á þat sáttir, at þá væri framarr vörn en s., that the defence was better than the prosecution; sœkja með lands-laga sókn, to raise a lawful action;
- sókn
- 3) concourse, resort of people (nú er s. mikil í Skálholt um allt Ísland.), company;
- sókn
- 4) parish;
- sókn
- 5) drag, grapnel.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚴᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.
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