Sól

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sól

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sól" in English.

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

sól Old Icelandic word can mean:

sól
(gen. sólar, dat. sól and sólu), f.
sól
1) sun (hann fal sik á hendi þeim guði, er sólina hafði skapat); á morgin fyrir s., before sunrise; einn morgin við s., about sunrise; þá var dagr all-ljóss, ok s. farin, the sun had risen; sól var lítt farin, lítt á lopt komin, not high above the horizon; s. rennr upp, the sun rises; þegar er sólina lægði, when the sun got low; s. gengr í ægi, til viðar, undir, s. sezt, the sun sets; ganga at sólu, to go prosperously, succeed to one’s wishes (honum gengu náliga allir hlutir at sólu);
sól
2) day; fyrir ina þriðju s., before the third sun, within three days; áðr sjau sólir eru af himni, before seven days have passed.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛚ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
n.
neuter.

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