Söku-nautr

Old Norse Dictionary - söku-nautr

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

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

söku-nautr (sǫku-nautr): m. = sökudólgr; s. várr (= Lat. reus) býðr okkr Guðmund til görðar, Ölk. 35; svá sem vér fyrir-gefum várum sökunautum, Hom. 158 (Lord’s Prayer); skal hann bjóða skapdróttni hans til með váttum ok bjóða eigi sökunautum hans, N. G. L. i. 33.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

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