socn

Old English[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *sōkni, from Proto-Germanic *sōkniz (“examination; contest; struggle”).

sōcn f

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 law) Frequently used in connection with sacu: the exercise of judicial power; jurisdiction; right of inquisition; right of seeking, taking, or levying fines; revenue
- Iċ an heom ealswā ðæt hȳ habben ðrofer saca and sōcna. ― (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension of socn (strong i-stem)