Söfn

Old Norse Dictionary - söfn

Meaning of Old Norse word "söfn" (or sǫfn) in English.

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

söfn (sǫfn)
m. = svefn, q. v.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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