Sortna

Old Norse Dictionary - sortna

Meaning of Old Norse word "sortna" in English.

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

sortna
að, [Dan. sortne], to grow black, Vsp. 57, Stj. 240, Fms. xi. 414, Rb. 346, Fbr. 114; e-m sortnar fyrir augum, of faintness, cp. Dan. det sortner for mine öjne.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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