Sekðar-lauss

Old Norse Dictionary - sekðar-lauss

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

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

sekðar-lauss: adj. free, not convicted; eigi ann ek þess Þóri at fara sektalausum (unconvicted) af þessum fundi, Lv. 45; sektalaust, with impunity, N. G. l. i. 349, K. Á. 176, Jb. 22 B, Sks. 602 B, Gþl. 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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