sækonungr

Old Norse

Alternative forms

  • sjákonungr, sækongr, sjókongr

Etymology

Compound of sær (“sea”) +‎ konungr (“king”).

Noun

sækonungr m (genitive sækonungs, plural sækonungar)

  1. a sea king
    • Ynglinga saga
      Vóru margir sækonungar þeir er réðu liði miklu ok áttu engi lǫnd, þótti sá einn með fullu heita mega sækonungr, er hann svaf aldri undir sótkum rapti ok drakk aldri at arinshorni.
      There were many sea kings who ruled over great hosts and owned no lands; he alone was thought worthy to be fully called a sea king, who never slept beneath a sooty rafter and never drank a horn by the hearth.

Declension

Declension of sækonungr (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sækonungr sækonungrinn sækonungar sækonungarnir
accusative sækonung sækonunginn sækonunga sækonungana
dative sækonungi sækonunginum sækonungum sækonungunum
genitive sækonungs sækonungsins sækonunga sækonunganna

Descendants

  • Faroese: sjókongur
  • Icelandic: sækonungur, sjókonungur

Further reading

  • “sækonungr” in Dictionary of Old Norse Prose (ONP) at University of Copenhagen
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