Öndvegis-súla

Old Norse Dictionary - öndvegis-súla

Meaning of Old Norse word "öndvegis-súla" (or ǫndvegis-súla)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

öndvegis-súla (ǫndvegis-súla)
u, f. the high-seat post or upright, Landn. 34, 35, 96, 261, Korm. 6, Gísl. 140, cp. Landn. 301.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öndvegis-súla may be more accurately written as ǫndvegis-súla.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᛏᚢᛁᚴᛁᛋ-ᛋᚢᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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