Sól-setr

Old Norse Dictionary - sól-setr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sól-setr" in English.

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

sól-setr
n. pl. sunrise and sunset; milli sólsetra, from sunrise till sunset, Eb. 190; várlangan dag sólsetra millim, Landn. 264, v. l.; hann skyldi vera úti með sólsetrum, all day long. Lv. 43.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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