Sekt

Old Norse Dictionary - sekt

Meaning of Old Norse word "sekt" in English.

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

sekt Old Norse word can mean:

sekt: f.; in the Grág., esp. Kb., the older form sekð or sekþ prevails; in Kb. ch. 60, sekt occurs nine times, sekð or sekþ seventeen times:—a penalty, fine, mulct; varðar búanda þat þriggja marka sekt, Grág. i. 158; ef maðr handsalar manni ákveðna sekt sína, 119.

sekt: II. as an Icel. law term, the condition is one of the three degrees of outlawry or lög-sekt,—thus defined, þær eru lögsekðir þrjár á landi vóru, ef maðr er görr skógar-maðr óferjandi, eða fjörbaugs-maðr, en sú en þriðja at auka svá fjörbaugs-sekð, at hann skyli eigi eiga fært út hingat, Grág. i. 119; yet, as a rule, only the first two degrees appear in the Sagas; sekt is opp. to sætt, FS. 73; lýsa til fullrar sektar, Nj.:—hence the outlawry itself, Grág.; Nj.; hann (Grettir) var lengst í sekt, Grett. (fine); þótti sumum sem hann hefði úti sekt sína ef hann hafði nokkut af hinu tuttugasta ári, 149. This clause about the twenty years is nowhere mentioned in the Grágás, and seems to be a mere popular fiction in the Grett. S., cp.also Gísl. 126 and Harðar S. ad fin.

sekt: 2. guilt; játa þær sektina, Th. 78; syndir ok sektir, Stj. 55; sektir eða lögbrot, SkS. 665.

sekt: COMPDS: sekðauðigr, sekðardómr, sekðarfé, sekðargörð, sekðarhandsal, sekðarlauss, sektarmark, sektamál, sektarsakir, sektarúmagi.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

cp.: compare.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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