Sak-tal

Old Norse Dictionary - sak-tal

Meaning of Old Norse word "sak-tal" in English.

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

sak-tal
(sök-tal, n. G. L. i. 184, Fb. i. 562), n. the law as to the penalties (sakeyrir) due to the king; hann setti lög … görði s. ok skipadi bótum, Hkr. i. 72.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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