Sef-tjörn

Old Norse Dictionary - sef-tjörn

Meaning of Old Norse word "sef-tjörn" (or sef-tjǫrn) in English.

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

sef-tjörn (sef-tjǫrn)
f. sedge-tarn, a local name, Gísl. 27, 107, 111.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sef-tjörn may be more accurately written as sef-tjǫrn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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