Sorta
Old Norse Dictionary - sorta
Meaning of Old Norse word "sorta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word sorta can mean:sorta
- sorta
- 1. að, [Dan. sort], to dye black, n. G. L. iii. 282.
- sorta
- 2. u, f. a black dye, B. K. 83.
- sorta
- COMPDS: sortulita, sortulitan, sortulyng.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚱᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- B. K.
- Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)