Fjörbaugs-sekt

Old Norse Dictionary - fjörbaugs-sekt

Meaning of Old Norse word "fjörbaugs-sekt" (or fjǫrbaugs-sekt) in English.

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

fjörbaugs-sekt (fjǫrbaugs-sekt)
f. penalty of f., = fjörbaugs-garðr, Grág. Þ. Þ. ch. 40.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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