Dauðasök

Old Norwegian Dictionary - dauðasök

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "dauðasök" (or dauðasǫk) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

dauðasök (dauðasǫk): dauðasök, f. 1) Aarsag til ens død. Stj.4776. 2) Dødssag, Sag hvorunder enanklages for Brøde, som straffes medDøden. Fm. VI, 372. 383.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, dauðasök may be more accurately written as dauðasǫk.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᛆᚢᚦᛆᛋᚯᚴ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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