Sef-tjörn
Old Norse Dictionary - sef-tjörn
Meaning of Old Norse word "sef-tjörn" (or sef-tjǫrn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sef-tjörn (sef-tjǫrn)
- f. sedge-tarn, a local name, Gísl. 27, 107, 111.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sef-tjörn may be more accurately written as sef-tjǫrn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚠ-ᛏᛁᚢᚱᚾ
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:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)