Söl

Old Norse Dictionary - söl

Meaning of Old Norse word "söl" (or sǫl) in English.

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

söl Old Norse word can mean:

söl (sǫl): n. pl., gen. pl. sölva; an eatable sea-plant, perh. the samphire; ber ok söl eigu menn at eta sem vilja at úsekju í annars landi, Grág. ii. 347; hvat er nú, dóttir, tyggr þú nökkut …? Tygg ek söl, segir hón … slíkt görir at er sölin etr, þyrstir æ því meirr, Eg. 604, 605; freq. in mod. usage.

söl (sǫl): COMPDS: sölvafjara, sölvakaup, sölvanám.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

perh.: perhaps.

pl.: plural.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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