Eld-sætr
Old Norse Dictionary - eld-sætr
Meaning of Old Norse word "eld-sætr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- eld-sætr
- adj. always sitting by the fireside, as a spoilt boy; Oddr var eldsætr í æsku ok seinlegr ok kallaðr kolbitr, Landn. 235 (Hb.); Grímr var mikill ok eldsætr, ok þótti vera nær afglapi, Gullþ. 14, Krók. 33 (Kd. eldseti), Fas. ii. 112 (Ed. eldssetirm).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛚᛏ-ᛋᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- n.
- neuter.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Hb.
- Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
- Krók.
- Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)