Sjálf-dáðir

Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-dáðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-dáðir"

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

sjálf-dáðir
f. pl. ‘self-deeds,’ spontaneous action; in the phrase, göra, segja e-t af sjálfdáðum (mod. af sjálfsdáðum), to do, say a thing voluntarily, to volunteer; hann sagði þat af sjálfdáðum, Ísl. ii. 134.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.

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