Sát

Old Norse Dictionary - sát

Meaning of Old Norse word "sát" in English.

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

sát
f. [sitja], a sitting in ambush, ambush, Grág. ii. 127, Sturl. i. 149 (v. l.), Eg. 568. 571, Fms. viii. 379, Orkn. 48; fyrir-sát, um-sát: a putting, placing, seating, in compds as upp-sát, saltketils-sát.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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