Sakartöku-váttr

Old Norse Dictionary - sakartöku-váttr

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

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

sakartöku-váttr (sakartǫku-váttr)
m. a witness in sakartaka, Nj. 234.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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