Sjóðr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - sjóðrMeaning 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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