Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sörli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 Sörli Sǫrli

a, m. [the root is Goth. sarwa = ὅπλα, πανοπλία; A. S. searo; O. H. G. saro, ga-sarawi; mid.H. G. ge-serwe = Lat. armatura]:—a pr. name, Hðm. (the son of king Jonakr), Landn., Sarius of Jornandes; the -li in Sör-li is a dimin. inflex., which would in Goth. be sarwi-la, since freq. as a pr. name, Landn., Lv. Sörla-stikki, the name of a poem, see stikki.

2 Sörli Sǫrli

II. meton, a gross, rough fellow is called sörli, (from the romance of Sörli the Strong?), whence sörla-ligr, adj., and sörlast, að, to go about as a sörli.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

Sörli

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
dimin.: diminutive.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Goth.: Gothic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
inflex.: inflexive.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
pr.: proper.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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