Söl

Old Norse Dictionary - söl

Meaning of Old Norse word "söl" (or sǫl)

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

Old Norse word söl can mean:söl

söl (sǫl)
n. pl., gen. pl. sölva; an eatable sea-plant, perh. the samphire; ber ok söl eigu menn at eta sem vilja at úsekju í annars landi, Grág. ii. 347; hvat er nú, dóttir, tyggr þú nökkut …? Tygg ek söl, segir hón … slíkt görir at er sölin etr, þyrstir æ því meirr, Eg. 604, 605; freq. in mod. usage.
söl (sǫl)
COMPDS: sölvafjara, sölvakaup, sölvanám.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
perh.
perhaps.
pl.
plural.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
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