sakeyrir

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Old Norse[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sǫk (“legal case”) +‎ eyrir (“money”).

Noun[edit]

sakeyrir m (genitive sakeyris, plural sakaurar)

  1. fine, penalty (especially a fine due to a king)

Declension[edit]

  Declension of sakeyrir (strong ija-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sakeyrir sakeyririnn sakaurar sakaurarnir
accusative sakeyri sakeyrinn sakaura sakaurana
dative sakeyri sakeyrinum sakaurum sakaurunum
genitive sakeyris sakeyrisins sakaura sakauranna

References[edit]

  • “sakeyrir”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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