Stand-söðull
Old Norse Dictionary - stand-söðull
Meaning of Old Norse word "stand-söðull" (or stand-sǫðull)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stand-söðull (stand-sǫðull)
- m. a ‘stand-saddle,’ high saddle, Ld. 274. Sturl. iii. 163; such a saddle is described in Mr. Freeman’s Norman Conquest, iv, p. 703 (the death of William).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stand-söðull may be more accurately written as stand-sǫðull.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚾᛏ-ᛋᚢᚦᚢᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)