Þver-sök

Old Norse Dictionary - þver-sök

Meaning of Old Norse word "þver-sök" (or þver-sǫk) in English.

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

þver-sök (þver-sǫk)
f. a ‘cross-suit,’ a law phrase; fyrsta, önnur, þriðja þ., in payment of weregild, N. G. L. i. 76, 82 (nú eru uppnáma-menn allir taldir, en nú skal þat skilja hvessu þversakir skolu fara).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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