Sakartöku-vætti

Old Norse Dictionary - sakartöku-vætti

Meaning of Old Norse word "sakartöku-vætti" (or sakartǫku-vætti) in English.

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

sakartöku-vætti (sakartǫku-vætti)
n. a witness to a sakartaka, Nj. 36.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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