Sjálf-dáðir
Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-dáðirMeaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-dáðir" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sjálf-dáðir
- f. pl. ‘self-deeds,’ spontaneous action; in the phrase, göra, segja e-t af sjálfdáðum (mod. af sjálfsdáðum), to do, say a thing voluntarily, to volunteer; hann sagði þat af sjálfdáðum, Ísl. ii. 134.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠ-ᛏᛅᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.