Sörli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sörli

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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

ᛋᚢᚱᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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