Sýlt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sýlt

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sýlt

n. adj. (part.), [from syll = a sill?], a sheep’s mark, a piece being cut from the top of the ear; kirkja á mark, sýlt hit hægra, en heilt hit vinstra, Vm. 29, freq. in mod. usage.

2 sýlt

2. a horse when sleek and dappled is said to be ‘sýldr í lend,’ ‘loin-dappled:’ of a short-legged dwarf it is said, ‘var sýlt í neðan þar sem fætrnir vóru,’ instead of instep there was but a groove, Fb. iii. 48.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛚᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
part
participle.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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