Sjálf-sagðr
Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-sagðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-sagðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sjálf-sagðr
- part. ‘self-said,’ as a matter of course; sé hann s. ok útsettr af heilagrar kirkju inngöngu, B. K. 108: in mod., hann er s., he is (to come) as a matter of course, self-appointed, or the like: neut., sjálfsagt, of course! no doubt! Germ. freilich.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠ-ᛋᛅᚴᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- neut.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)