sakeyrir

m. a fine, penalty, Bs. i. 36, Jb. 444: esp. a fine due to the king, the king’s fiscus or privy purse, Fms, iii. 16; konungs s., vii. 300: = sakgildr eyrir, en áðr hafði gengit s. sem í konungs mál, viii. 270. By the ancient law all transgressions of law were punishable with a fine to the king.