Sjálf-bjargi

Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-bjargi

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

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

sjálf-bjargi
(mod. sjálf-bjarga), adj. self-sufficing, self-helpful; vóru þeir ekki s. til lands, Fas. ii. 269; hann varð eigi s., Fms. ii. 270; hann kvað naut hafa stangat Þórð svá at hanu mundi eigi s. vera, Þorst. St. 50.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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