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saga (gen. sögu, pl. sögur), f. (1) what is said, statement (má vera, at sönn sé s. þín); (2) tale, story, history; segja, ríta sögu, to tell, write a story; hann kemr eigi við þessa sögu, he is not connected with this 'saga'; vera ór sögunni, to be out of the story; vera í sögu, to be mentioned in a story; svá sem sögu, to be mentioned in a story; svá sem sögur eru til, as the story goes; (3) the events which gave rise to the story; hann var þá mjök hniginn á efra aldr, er sjá saga gørðist, when this came to pass; (4) tale, report (eigi veit ek um sögur slíkar, hvárt satt er).
saga-tenn, f. pl. saw-teeth.
sagna-maðr, -meistari, m. historian;
-skemtan, f. story-telling (at public meetings, feasts, &c.).
saka (að), v. to do harm, scathe (jarl kvað þat ekki s. mundu); impers., hvat sem at var gört, sakaði hann (acc.) ekki, no matter what they did, no harm came to him; recipr., at vér skylim sjálfir um sakast, that we should injure one another.
saka (að), v. to blame, find fault with; s. sik um e-t, to blame oneself for (ekki mun tjá at s. sik um orðinn hlut); recipr., sakast um e-t, to blame one another for a thing; s. sáryrðum, to bandy cutting words.
saka-bœtr, f. pl. = sak-bœtr;
-dólgr, m. = sökudólgr.
sakaðr, pp. (1) scathed, damaged (var eitt borð sakat í skipi þeirra); (2) guilty (hann er því meirr s. en aðrir menn, at hann vann á jarli dauðum).
saka-fullr, a. guilty;
-lauss, a. = saklauss;
-laust, adv. without prosecution, dropping the prosecution;
-maðr, m. a man disposed to litigate;
sakar, prep. with gen. = sakir.
sakar-aðili, m. the chief party in a case;
-áberi, m. plaintiff, accuser;
-eyrir, m. = sakeyrir;
-gipt, f. 'charge-giving', charge;
-spell, n. mispleading, by which a suit may be lost;
-staðr, m. ground which one has for suing another; offence (gefa upp -staðinn);
-sœkjandi, m. prosecutor.
sakartöku-váttr, m. a witness to the handing over of a suit;
-vætti, n. witness of the handing over of a suit.
sakar-vandræði, n. pl. dispute.
sak-bitinn, pp. guilty;
-bœtr, f. pl. damages, fine (to be paid to the kinsmen of the slain);
-eyrir, m. fine, penalty esp. a fine due to the king;
-ferli, n. lawsuit, action;
-gæfinn, -gæfr, a. quarrelsome, contentious.
sakir, prep. with gen. on account of, for the sake of, = fyrir sakir e-s (s. orða konungs).
sak-lauss, s. not guilty, innocent;
-leysi, n. (1) um (or fyrir) -leysi, without due ground, without cause (þat munu margir mæla, at eigi hafi um -leysi verit); (2) innocence;
-maðr, m. = illvirki;
-metinn, pp. current, as a legal tender for 'sakeyrir'.
sakna (að), v. to miss, feel the loss of (þá saknar hann hringsins).
saknaðr (söknuðr), m. sorrow for a lost thing, feeling of loss.
sakni, m. loss.
sak-næmr, a. liable to a charge, blamable; eiga nökkut -næmt við e-n, to have a quarrel with one;
-rúnar, f. pl. runes of strife;
-sókn, f. action, lawsuit;
-sæll, a. lucky in lawsuits;
-taka (see taka), v. to convict, = sekja;
-tal, n. the law as to the penalties (sakeyrir) due to the king.
sal, n. payment, instalment.
sala, f. sale; hafa (eiga) e-t til sölu, to have on sale, for sale.
sala-kynni, n. pl. homestead, home.
sal-drótt, f. household-folk, inmates.
salerni, n. privy, = garðhús, háðhús.
sal-garðr, m. wall;
-gaukr, m., -gofnir, m. poet. the cock;
-hús, n. closet, room;
-kona, f. housemaid;
-kynni, n. pl. = salakynni.
salr (gen. salar, pl salir, acc. sali), m. room, hall (skjöldum er s. þakiðr).
salt, n. salt; leggja sök í s., to shelve a case. Cf. 'Eystra-salt.'
salta (að), v. to salt, pickle (þeir söltuðu fótinn í hvíta salti).
saltari, m. psalter, psalm-book.
salt-brenna, f. salt-burning;
-gørð, f. salt-making;
-hola, f. salt-pit;
-karl, m. salt-burner;
-korn, n. grain of salt;
-maðr, m. = -karl.

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