Sóknar-maðr

Old Norse Dictionary - sóknar-maðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sóknar-maðr" in English.

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

sóknar-maðr
m. a kind of overseer (?) in the old hreppr; ef hann vill eigi, þá er s. sakar-aðili, ef hann vill eigi, eðr er eigi s. tekinn í hrepp, þá á hverr er vill sökina, Grág. i. 297; rétt er at þeir sé eigi land-eigendr er sóknarmenn eru í hrepp, 444, cp. Js. 31, Jb. 13, 54: mod. a parishioner,

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
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