Sjálf-boðinn

Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-boðinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-boðinn"

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

sjálf-boðinn
part. self-bidden, self-invited; skal þér allt sjálfboðit innan-bæjar, to use it as if it were thine own, Grett. 99; sjálfboðit sé biskupum ok ábótum at sækja norðr til hins Helga Ólafs konung, N. G. L. i. 4; sjálfboðit lét hann Skíða, Skíða R.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
part.
participle.
R.
Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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