soknari (OSw) sóknari (ON) soknæri (OSw) noun

A prosecutor. In OSw, a judicial official appearing in phrases such as kunungs soknari, hæraþs soknari, biscups soknari, i.e. a soknari of the king, a district and a bishop respectively.


administrator OSw YVgL Kkb
delegate OSw ÖgL Rb
man bringing the case OIce Grg Hrs 234
official prosecutor OSw UL Kkb
OSw VmL Kkb

prosecutor OIce Mah 14, 22
OIce Js Mah 13
ONorw FrL Mhb 24 Rgb 37
OSw DL Mb, Tjdb
OSw ÖgL Kkb, Db, Vm, Gb, Rb, Bb
Refs:

KLNM s.v. soknare; ONP s.v. sóknari; Schlyter s.v. soknari

Citation
  • ‘soknari’. A Lexicon of Medieval Nordic Law.

  • http://www.dhi.ac.uk/lmnl/nordicheadword/displayPage/4960
    (03/29/2024)