Saknaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - saknaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "saknaðr" in English.

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

saknaðr
and söknuðr, m. sorrow for a lost thing, Skv. 3. 13, passim in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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