Sekja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sekja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sekja" in Norwegian.

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

sekja: sekja, v. (kt) 1) faa en undergiven Straf, = gera e-n sekjan (jvf sekr 2). Grg.I, 841. 11020; Vem. 212; þá er þeirhöfðu sektan hann þessi sekt Flat. I,28711; ef þeir vilja fœra skógarmanntil handa þeim, er sektu hann Grg. I,1863 fgg. 2) sekjast v. r. = vera, verðasekr 1. Grg. I, 18520; med Tilføiendeaf den forskyldte Straf i Dativ: Gul.3222. 3310. 3072; Frost. 5, 144. 14, 82;med Brøden tilføiet ved Præp. á eller um: því at eins sekjast þeir á meðförskógarmanns - ef - Grág. 39721 jvf39813; láta sekjast þrælinn um vígitGrág. 3973.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚽᚴᛁᛆ
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:

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

v.: Verbum.

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