Sátt-máli

Old Norse Dictionary - sátt-máli

Meaning of Old Norse word "sátt-máli" in English.

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

sátt-máli
a, m. (old writers prefer the neut. sattmál), a covenant, Hkr. ii. 119 (but Ó. H. l. c. sáttmál), B. K. 126, Sks. 51; einn sáttmála … þann eilífa sáttmála milli Guðs ok allra lifandi dýra … þetta skal vera teikn á þeim sáttmála, sem ek hefi upp reist Gen. ix. 9–17; Gamli sáttmáli, the covenant between the Icelanders and the king of Norway, D. I. i. 602 sqq.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
neut.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

B. K.
Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
D. I.
Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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