Stand-söðull

Old Norse Dictionary - stand-söðull

Meaning of Old Norse word "stand-söðull" (or stand-sǫðull) in English.

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

stand-söðull (stand-sǫðull): m. a ‘stand-saddle,’ high saddle, Ld. 274. Sturl. iii. 163; such a saddle is described in Mr. Freeman’s Norman Conquest, iv, p. 703 (the death of William).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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