Syknu-leyfi

Old Norse Dictionary - syknu-leyfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "syknu-leyfi" in English.

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

syknu-leyfi
n. a licence of the alþing to grant sykna; lögsögu-maðr á upp at segja s. öll, Grág. i. 2; ok talði hann vera frjálsan ef þar fengisk syknu-leyfit, Rd. 292.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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