Sjálf-dauðr

Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-dauðr

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

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

sjálf-dauðr
adj. ‘self-dead,’ having died a natural death, Nj. 56: of cattle = svidda, the flesh of which cannot be eaten, Stj. 61.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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