Sam-burðr

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-burðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-burðr"

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

sam-burðr
m. a collection, mod. collation, comparison, samburðar-öl, n. a kind of symposium or picnic, to which guests brought their own provisions, Fms. vii. 190, 303, Ó. H. 151, n. G. L. i. 6.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
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