Sölva-kaup
Old Norse Dictionary - sölva-kaup
Meaning of Old Norse word "sölva-kaup" (or sǫlva-kaup)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sölva-kaup (sǫlva-kaup)
- n. pl. purchase of samphire, Sturl. i. 18.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sölva-kaup may be more accurately written as sǫlva-kaup.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛚᚢᛅ-ᚴᛅᚢᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)