Sortna
Old Norse Dictionary - sortna
Meaning of Old Norse word "sortna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sortna
- að, [Dan. sortne], to grow black, Vsp. 57, Stj. 240, Fms. xi. 414, Rb. 346, Fbr. 114; e-m sortnar fyrir augum, of faintness, cp. Dan. det sortner for mine öjne.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚱᛏᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)