Söfn
Old Norse Dictionary - söfn
Meaning of Old Norse word "söfn" (or sǫfn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- söfn (sǫfn)
- m. = svefn, q. v.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, söfn may be more accurately written as sǫfn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚠᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.