Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Soll

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 soll

n. (mod. sull), qs. svill, with an elided v, [Norse sull = a sop; Dan. sul]:—swill; teygja tikr at solli, Hkv. 1. 31, 40; hræ-soll, carrion-swill, i. e. blood. Lex. Poët.

Similar Words

SÁ
SADDR
safali
SAFI
safn

Runic Inscription

soll

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "soll" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
i. e.: id est.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
qs.: quasi.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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