Sáta

Old Norse Dictionary - sáta

Meaning of Old Norse word "sáta" in English.

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

sáta: u, f., gen. pl. sátna, Ísl. ii. 329, [setja], a truss of hay carried on horseback, two of which make a klyf: as also a small hay-rick, Nj. 194 (arfa-sáta), Ám. 37, Ísl. ii. 329, Brandkr. 60; cp. sæti, ricks, Eb. 224.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)

Brandkr.: Brandkrossa-þáttr. (D. V.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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