Saddr

Old Norse Dictionary - saddr

Meaning of Old Norse word "saddr"

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

saddr
part., older form saðr,m. 1, which answers to the Goth. and Lat., [Ulf. saþs, Luke vi. 25, xv. 16; O. H. G. sat; Lat. satur; see seðja]:—sated, having got one’s fill,m. 1; vera s. á e-u, Ld. 98; s. e-s, Hbl. 3; s. lífdaga, full of days, Bible; hálf-s., half sated.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
part.
participle.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hbl.
Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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