Rann-sókn

Old Norse Dictionary - rann-sókn

Meaning of Old Norse word "rann-sókn" in English.

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

rann-sókn: f, as a law term, ransacking a house for stolen things or the like, for a description of which see N. G. L. i. 83, 84, 255, in Grág. ii. 188–195 called rannsókna-þáttr, as also Rd. ch. 2, 18, Njarð. 376: metaph. a search, enquiry, passim in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

L.: Linnæus.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Njarð.: Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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