Söðull

Old Norse Dictionary - söðull

Meaning of Old Norse word "söðull" (or sǫðull) in English.

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

söðull Old Norse word can mean:

söðull (sǫðull): m., dat. söðli, [A. S. sadol, sadel; Engl. saddle; Germ. sattel; Dan. saddel; this word cannot belong to the vernacular Teut., but is borrowed from Lat. sedile, as appears from the unchanged medial d, for sitja would require an Engl.-Icel. t, Germ. z (sötull, satzel)]:—a saddle; the word occurs in such old poems as the Vkv. 7, Akv. 4, Og. 3; leggja söðul á hest, Eg. 719; bera söðla í haga, Nj. 33; saðul, SkS. 403; steindr söðull, a stained saddle, Ld. 272; trog-söðull, q. v.; stand-S., q. v.: in mod. usage söðull is a lady’s saddle or pillion (formed like an arm-chair), hnakkr a man’s saddle.

söðull (sǫðull): COMPDS: söðulbakaðr, söðulbogi, söðlabúr, söðulfjöl, söðulgjörð, söðulhringja, söðulker, söðulklæði, Söðulkolla, Söðulkolluvísur, söðulnefjaðr, söðulreiði, söðulreim, söðultreyja.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

Teut.: Teutonic.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Og.: Oddrúnar-grátr. (A. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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