n., and sjöt, of which sjöt makes a rhyme with mjöt, Höfuðl. 19; [the word is not derived from sitja, but from sveit, q. v., changing v into j, as in hvel and hjól]:—a host, assembly, but also home, abode; manna sjöt, a host of men, Höfuðl. l. c.; sótt hefi ek mörg mildinga sjót, I have visited many kings’ men, kingly assemblies, Ad. 2; flotna sjót, a ‘fleet-crew’ mariners, Lex. Poët.; ýta sjót, rekka sjót, id.; ragna sjót, the seat of the gods, i. e. the heavens, Vsp.; tungls sjót, the moon’s home, i. e. the sky, Bragi; sólar sjót, the sun’s land, i. e. the sky, Skv. 1. 52; þursa þjóðar sjót, the giant-land, Fsm. 1; Heljar sjót, ‘Hell-home,’ id.; sjótum görvöllum, to all men, Hdl.