Sjálf-dauðr
Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-dauðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-dauðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sjálf-dauðr
- adj. ‘self-dead,’ having died a natural death, Nj. 56: of cattle = svidda, the flesh of which cannot be eaten, Stj. 61.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠ-ᛏᛅᚢᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)