Sjót

Old Norse Dictionary - sjót

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjót" in English.

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

sjót: n., and sjöt, of which sjöt makes a rhyme with mjöt, Höfuðl. 19; [the word is not derived from sitja, but from sveit, q. v., changing v into j, as in hvel and hjól]:—a host, assembly, but also home, abode; manna sjöt, a host of men, Höfuðl. l. c.; sótt hefi ek mörg mildinga sjót, I have visited many kings’ men, kingly assemblies, Ad. 2; flotna sjót, a ‘fleet-crew’ mariners, Lex. Poët.; ýta sjót, rekka sjót, id.; ragna sjót, the seat of the gods, i. e. the heavens, Vsp.; tungls sjót, the moon’s home, i. e. the sky, Bragi; sólar sjót, the sun’s land, i. e. the sky, Skv. 1. 52; þursa þjóðar sjót, the giant-land, Fsm. 1; Heljar sjót, ‘Hell-home,’ id.; sjótum görvöllum, to all men, Hdl.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

Fsm.: Fjölsvinns-mál. (A. II.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Höfuðl.: Höfuðlausn. (A. III.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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