Svart-söðlóttr
Old Norse Dictionary - svart-söðlóttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "svart-söðlóttr" (or svart-sǫðlóttr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svart-söðlóttr (svart-sǫðlóttr)
- adj. black-saddled, of a beast with a black saddle-shaped mark on the back, D. N. ii. 225.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, svart-söðlóttr may be more accurately written as svart-sǫðlóttr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛅᚱᛏ-ᛋᚢᚦᛚᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)