Sauða-kjöt

Old Norse Dictionary - sauða-kjöt

Meaning of Old Norse word "sauða-kjöt" (or sauða-kjǫt)

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

sauða-kjöt (sauða-kjǫt)
f. mutton.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

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