Sjálf-ala

Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-ala

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-ala" in English.

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

sjálf-ala: adj. ‘self-feeding,’ of cattle grazing without a shepherd; (fé) gékk þar öllum vetrum s. í skógum, Eg. 135; ef menn eigu vetr-haga saman er hross eða sauðir eða naut ganga s. í, Grág. ii. 325; er mér sagt gott frá landa-kostum, at þar gangi fé s. á vetrum, Fs. 20; má af því marka landa-kosti þá er í þat mund vóru, at féit gékk allt s. úti, 26, Landn. 47, v. l.; en er hann fór eptir fé sínu því er þar hafði s. úti gengit, 53.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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