Sörli

Old Norse Dictionary - sörli

Meaning of Old Norse word "sörli" (or sǫrli) in English.

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

sörli Old Norse word can mean:

sörli (sǫrli): a, m. [the root is Goth. sarwa = ὅπλα, πανοπλία; A. S. searo; O. H. G. saro, ga-sarawi; mid.H. G. ge-serwe = Lat. armatura]:—a pr. name, Hðm. (the son of king Jonakr), Landn., Sarius of Jornandes; the -li in Sör-li is a dimin. inflex., which would in Goth. be sarwi-la, since freq. as a pr. name, Landn., Lv. Sörla-stikki, the name of a poem, see stikki.

sörli (sǫrli): II. meton, a gross, rough fellow is called sörli, (from the romance of Sörli the Strong?), whence sörla-ligr, adj., and sörlast, að, to go about as a sörli.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

dimin.: diminutive.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Goth.: Gothic.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

inflex.: inflexive.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pr.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

adj.: adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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