Sjalfala

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sjalfala

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sjalfala" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

sjalfala
sjalfala, adj. som føder, nærer sig selv, ikke behøver at fødes af Mennesker; ef menneigo vetrhaga saman þann, er hrossmanna eða naut ganga s. í haga Grág.49410; en þat, sem var kvikfjárins, gékköllum vetrum s. í skógum Eg. 29 (5823);er mér sagt -, at þar gangi fé s. ávetrum Vatsd. 10 (2018).

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᛆᛚᚠᛆᛚᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

adj.
Adjectiv.
s.
substantiv.

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