Söðul-bakaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "söðul-bakaðr" (or sǫðul-bakaðr)

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

söðul-bakaðr (sǫðul-bakaðr)

part. ‘saddle-backed,’ hollow-backed, of a horse, when the back sinks in instead of being straight.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, söðul-bakaðr may be more accurately written as sǫðul-bakaðr.

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