Sáð

Old Norse Dictionary - sáð

Meaning of Old Norse word "sáð" in English.

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

sáð: n. [A. S. sæd; Engl. seed; Germ. saat; Lat. satum; a Goth. seþs is conjectured]:—seed, corn, crop; Ísak hafði þar sáð mikit ok gott, Stj, 162; biluðu mönnum sáð ok sæföng, BS. i. 137; færa sáð niðr, Fb. ii. 512; ef maðr hellir vatni yfir sáðit, Stj. 317; þeir hafa ekki sáð, they grow no corn, SkS. 190: seed, sáð ens hvata, 673. 48.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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