Sjöt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sjöt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sjöt" (or sjǫt) in Norwegian.

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

sjöt (sjǫt): sjöt, n. 1) Bolig, Bosted; þeir er sóttufrá salar steini aurvanga sjöt til Jöru-valla Vsp. 14; rýðr ragna sjöt rauðumdreyra Vsp. 33 (NFkv. 7b6); munatmætri maðr á mold koma und sólarsjöt en þú, Sigurðr! þikkir Sig. 1, 52. 2) Familie, Slegt; þann kveða stillistórauðgastan, sif sifjaðan sjötum gör-föllum Hyndl. 40 (NFkv. 161 a8); útangarða hann sá upp um koma þursaþjóðar sjöt Fjölsv. 1.

Part of speech: n

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, sjöt may be more accurately written as sjǫt.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚯᛏ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

ndl.: nydøidsk.

p.: Pagina, side.

v.: Verbum.

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