Sýkn

Old Norse Dictionary - sýkn

Meaning of Old Norse word "sýkn" in English.

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

sýkn
adj. an eccl. term, in sýkn dagr; the more correct form is sœkn, n. G. l. i. 385; [from sókn, Dan. sögne-dag]:—a day on which lawsuits and actions are permitted (= Lat. dies fastus), opp. to a holy day or Sabbath; in the phrase, sýknt eða heilagt, sýngnt (sic) eða heilagt, n. G. l. i. 349; meðan sýnkt (sic) er … þegar syngt er, 380; mod. Icel. sounded, sýnt og heilagt; á sýknum dögum, Gþl. 80; sœknum dagum, n. G. l. i. 385; nú er eigi langt til morguns ok er þá sýkn dagr, Ó. H. 118, Fms. iv. 265.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
Lat.
Latin.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
opp.
opposed.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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