Sök-tal

Old Norse Dictionary - sök-tal

Meaning of Old Norse word "sök-tal" (or sǫk-tal) in English.

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

sök-tal (sǫk-tal)
n. = saktal (q. v.), n. G. L. i. 187, Fb. i. 562.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sök-tal may be more accurately written as sǫk-tal.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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