Sýlt

Old Norse Dictionary - sýlt

Meaning of Old Norse word "sýlt" in English.

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

sýlt Old Norse word can mean:

sýlt: n. adj. (part.), [from syll = a sill?], a sheep’s mark, a piece being cut from the top of the ear; kirkja á mark, sýlt hit hægra, en heilt hit vinstra, Vm. 29, freq. in mod. usage.

sýlt: 2. a horse when sleek and dappled is said to be ‘sýldr í lend,’ ‘loin-dappled:’ of a short-legged dwarf it is said, ‘var sýlt í neðan þar sem fætrnir vóru,’ instead of instep there was but a groove, Fb. iii. 48.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

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