Kvenn-söðull
Old Norse Dictionary - kvenn-söðull
Meaning of Old Norse word "kvenn-söðull" (or kvenn-sǫðull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kvenn-söðull (kvenn-sǫðull)
- m. a woman’s saddle, side-saddle, Fms. x. 87.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kvenn-söðull may be more accurately written as kvenn-sǫðull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛁᚾᚾ-ᛋᚢᚦᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)