Sjálf-bjargi
Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-bjargi
Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-bjargi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sjálf-bjargi
- (mod. sjálf-bjarga), adj. self-sufficing, self-helpful; vóru þeir ekki s. til lands, Fas. ii. 269; hann varð eigi s., Fms. ii. 270; hann kvað naut hafa stangat Þórð svá at hanu mundi eigi s. vera, Þorst. St. 50.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠ-ᛒᛁᛅᚱᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)