Svart-söðlóttr

Old Norse Dictionary - svart-söðlóttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "svart-söðlóttr" (or svart-sǫðlóttr) in English.

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

svart-söðlóttr (svart-sǫðlóttr)
adj. black-saddled, of a beast with a black saddle-shaped mark on the back, D. N. ii. 225.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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