Söðul-bakaðr
Old Norse Dictionary - söðul-bakaðrMeaning of Old Norse word "söðul-bakaðr" (or sǫðul-bakaðr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- söðul-bakaðr (sǫðul-bakaðr)
- part. ‘saddle-backed,’ hollow-backed, of a horse, when the back sinks in instead of being straight.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, söðul-bakaðr may be more accurately written as sǫðul-bakaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚦᚢᛚ-ᛒᛅᚴᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- part.
- participle.