Sjálf-kvaddr

Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-kvaddr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-kvaddr"

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

sjálf-kvaddr
part. ‘self-summoned,’ having to appear without special summons; eru gögn þau öll sjálfkvödd til alþingis, Grág. i. 105.

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

Abbreviations used:

part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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