Sælda
Old Norse Dictionary - sælda
Meaning of Old Norse word "sælda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sælda can mean:sælda
- sælda
- d, [sáld], to boult, sift; s. mjöl, Greg. 58, Fas. ii. 513.
- sælda
- 2. metaph., eiga saman við e-n að sælda, to have dealings with a person, metaphor from two persons sifting their com in one sieve.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)