Auð-sóttr

Old Norse Dictionary - auð-sóttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "auð-sóttr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

auð-sóttr
part. easily won, easy to win; mál a., Eg. 38, 200, in both cases of a happy suitor; a. land, land lightly won, Fms. iii. 49; auðsóttr til bæna, pliable, yielding, Al. 4: eigi a., not easily matched, Valla l. 205.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᚦ-ᛋᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Valla L.
Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)
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