Sekðar-fé

Old Norse Dictionary - sekðar-fé

Meaning of Old Norse word "sekðar-fé" in English.

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

sekðar-fé
n. the property of an outlaw, which was confiscated, one half to the community (fjórðungs-menn), the other half to the prosecutor, Nj. 110, Grág. i. 120, Sturl. i. 34, Njarð. 382, Eb. 36, 110 new Ed.; af hans s. urðu almenningar, Landn. 121: a price put on the head of the culprit, Grett.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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