Sekr

Old Norse Dictionary - sekr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sekr" in English.

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

sekr Old Norse word can mean:

sekr
adj.; in this word in old vellums a j appears after the k and before a vowel, whence also came the old change of the root vowel; thus, sekjan, sekjum, sekjar; in later vellums this j is dropped, sekan, sekum, etc.: [from sök]:—prop. sentenced, to pay in money or person: esp. of a fine, mulcted, verðr hann sekr um þat þremr, sex mörkum, Grág. i. 37, 296, 363, 375; þá eru þeir sekir fimtán mörkum, N. G. L. i. 21, 359 (else the Grág. has útlagr, q. v.)
sekr
II. in IceL. law, convicted, outlawed, condemned to the lesser or greater outlawry; nú verðr maðr sekr at sátt, en þá verðr maðr sekr at sátt, er hann handsalar sekt sína, Grág. (Kb.) ch. 60; sekr skógar-maðr, sekr fjörbaugs-maðr, Grág.; til ek hann eiga at verða um þá sök sekjan skógarmann, prop. = a convicted woodman, Nj. 110: maðr hafði sekr orðit um þræls morð eðr leysings, Íb. 6; but also used singly, ins sekja manns, the outlaws, Grág. i. 360; Gísli verðr sekr, GísL. 39; verða sekr um víg, Nj. 88, Grett., GísL., Harð. S., and other Sagas passim.
sekr
2. guilty, wicked; hefna sekjum mönnum íllar atferðir, MS. 677. 4; láta þann undan setja er sekr er Nj. 136; eigi göra verkin ein saman manninn sekjan, 656 A. ii. 16; þar til er þeir fara af heiminmn sekir, 625. 66: sekari né dauðlegri, SkS. 533; samt fyrir Guði sekr ert, PasS., N. T., VídaL. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
esp.
especially.
etc.
et cetera.
L.
Linnæus.
prop.
proper, properly.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
ch.
chapter.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Harð. S.
Harðar Saga. (D. II.)
Íb.
Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)
Kb.
Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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