Sölsa

Old Norse Dictionary - sölsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "sölsa" (or sǫlsa) in English.

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

sölsa (sǫlsa)
að, to rob; s. e-ð undir sig, to get by covetousness and avarice.

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

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


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