Sauða-kvöð
Old Norse Dictionary - sauða-kvöð
Meaning of Old Norse word "sauða-kvöð" (or sauða-kvǫð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sauða-kvöð (sauða-kvǫð)
- f. a tax paid in sheep, Sturl. iii. 258.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sauða-kvöð may be more accurately written as sauða-kvǫð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚢᚦᛅ-ᚴᚢᚢᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)