Sœfa
Old Icelandic Dictionary - sœfaMeaning of Old Icelandic word "sœfa" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
sœfa Old Icelandic word can mean:
- sœfa
- (-ða, -ðr), v.
- sœfa
- 1) to put to death, kill, esp. a sacrificial beast (sœfð vóru þau kvikendi, er goðunum var fórnat);
- sœfa
- 2) refl., sœfast, to be killed; s. á sverðinu, spjótinu, to be killed by a sword or spear thrust through the body (sœfist hón á sverðinu ok deyr).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᚠᛅ
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
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