Sauma

Old Norse Dictionary - sauma

Meaning of Old Norse word "sauma" in English.

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

sauma: að, [Dan. sömme; Swed. sömma; cp. Engl. seam]:—to sew; sauma e-m klæði, Fb. ii. 438; hann tekr sér núl ok þráð, ok saumar, Karl. 149; sátu þær þar ok saumuðu, Gísl. 15; var saumat í horn um hálsinn, Eb. 240; líkit var sveipat en saumat eigi um, 264; s. á nisting, Glúm. 343; kyrtill svá þröngr sem saumaðr væri at honum, Nj. 214; s. at e-u, to stitch, K. Þ. K. 88; s. at höndum sér, Bs. i. 453; klæði ný-saumat, Orkn. 182; gull-saumaðr, id.; silfr, þat var þar saumat í, Fms. viii. 106; s. fyrir hrút (to prevent the ram from covering the ewes), Grág. ii. 311.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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