socn
Old English
noun
Definitions
- a seeking; search; exploration
- a desiring; attempt to acquire (something); probing
- a visit; visiting
- a place of attendance; a resort
- protection; refuge; sanctuary; asylum
- a seeking with hostile intent; an attack
- (Anglo-Saxon) the exercise of judicial power; jurisdiction; right of inquisition; right of seeking, taking, or levying fines; revenue
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (seeking, inquiry, examination, contest, struggle).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*sōkniz
Gloss
seeking, inquiry, examination, contest, struggle