SÓN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SÓN

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SÓN

f. [Germ. sühne, ver-söhnung]:—an atonement, sacrifice, of the heathen age; this ancient Teut. word remains in the Norse only in a few COMPDS: sónarblót, sónardreyri, sónargöltr.

2 SÓN

II. Són was the name of one of the vessels in which the blood ot Kvasir (the mead of wisdom and poetry) was kept, Edda; hence poetry itself is called fyllr Sónar, id.: orða-sáð Sónar, the word-seed of Són, i. e. inspired poetry, Kormak. This whole myth belongs to the mysteries of the heathen poets.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
i. e.
id est.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
Teut.
Teutonic.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)

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