Söðla
Old Norse Dictionary - söðla
Meaning of Old Norse word "söðla" (or sǫðla)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word söðla can mean:söðla
- söðla (sǫðla)
- að, to saddle, Nj. 20, Eg. 396; hestr söðlaðr, Ísl. ii. 333, Hkr. ii. 77.
- söðla (sǫðla)
- 2. the phrase, söðla því á ofan, to add one (affront) to another; hann söðlar því á ofan, at hann kvað vísu þessa til Þórðar, Bjarn. 26; s. glæp á úhapp, Sturl. iii. 116, Bs. i. 329.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, söðla may be more accurately written as sǫðla.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚦᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)