Sauða-hvarf

Old Norse Dictionary - sauða-hvarf

Meaning of Old Norse word "sauða-hvarf"

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

sauða-hvarf
-hverfa, u, f. a going astray, of sheep, Fs. 46, Dropl. 34, Rd. 240, 241, Band. 12 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Dropl.
Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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