Söðul-treyja

Old Norse Dictionary - söðul-treyja

Meaning of Old Norse word "söðul-treyja" (or sǫðul-treyja) in English.

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

söðul-treyja (sǫðul-treyja)
u, f. a saddle-tree; í hann lagði tennr upp á söðultreyjuna, Fms. iv. 58; see trog-söðull.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, söðul-treyja may be more accurately written as sǫðul-treyja.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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