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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