Söku-dólgr

Old Norse Dictionary - söku-dólgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "söku-dólgr" (or sǫku-dólgr) in English.

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

söku-dólgr (sǫku-dólgr): m. an enemy lying under penalty; biskup segir öllum sökudólgum sínum, at …, Bs. i. 771 (of a person under ban); sá maðr er Ingólfr heitir, hann er sakadólgr (sic) minn, Fs. 63; sökudólgar (the murderers) hygg ek síðla muni kallaðir frá kvölum, Sól. 24; mun þat ekki upp tekit af sökudólgum mínum, Nj. 257.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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