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.)