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.)
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