Sauma

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sauma

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sauma" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

sauma: (að), v. to sew (sátu þær þar ok saumuðu); to make by sewing (s. e-m klæði); s. e-t at e-u, to sew tight round; kyrtill svá þröngr, sem ~ðr væri at honum, a tunic as tight as though it were sewn on him.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚢᛘᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-t: eitthvat.

e-m: einhverjum.

e-u: einhverju.

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