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.)
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