Sjálf-bjargi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sjálf-bjargi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sjálf-bjargi

(mod. sjálf-bjarga), adj. self-sufficing, self-helpful; vóru þeir ekki s. til lands, Fas. ii. 269; hann varð eigi s., Fms. ii. 270; hann kvað naut hafa stangat Þórð svá at hanu mundi eigi s. vera, Þorst. St. 50.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠ-ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
suff: suffix.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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