Soll

Old Norse Dictionary - soll

Meaning of Old Norse word "soll" in English.

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

soll
n. (mod. sull), qs. svill, with an elided v, [Norse sull = a sop; Dan. sul]:—swill; teygja tikr at solli, Hkv. 1. 31, 40; hræ-soll, carrion-swill, i. e. blood. Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
i. e.
id est.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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