Standsöðull

Old Norwegian Dictionary - standsöðull

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "standsöðull" (or standsǫðull) in Norwegian.

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

standsöðull (standsǫðull): standsöðull, m. et Slags Sadel; eptireldinum sá hann mann ríða hvítumhesti í standsöðli Sturl. I, 1839; Hvítávar allmikil, ok vildu þeir eigi at bi-skup riði í standsöðli þeim, er hannhafði áðr í riðit Sturl. II, 1428; Laxd.183 (Kaalunds Udg. 23413).

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛆᚿᚦᛋᚯᚦᚢᛚᛚ
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:

m.: Masculin.

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