Sjóðr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sjóðr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sjóðr" in English.

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

sjóðr
(gen. sjóðs), m. money-bag, purse (sjám, hvat vegi s. sá, er ek hefi hér); eiga einn sjóð, to have a common purse (þeir Úlfr áttu einn sjóð báðir); bera e-n í sjóð or sjóði, to carry a person in one’s purse, to take compensation instead of revenge (Þorsteinn hvíti kvazt eigi vilja bera Þorgils son sinn í sjóði).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚢᚦᚱ

Abbreviations used:

gen.
genitive.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

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