sjóli
nafnorðkarlkyn
a, [the word is related to sauls = στύλος; súl, meaning a prop, stay], a king, prince; this word occurs only once in old poets, in compd himin-sjóli, heaven-prop, heaven-defender (?), an epithet of Thor, 9; it does not even appear in (Gl.) among the synonyms of kings and heroes; the word then re-appears in Skíða R. 50 = king; and (from that poem?) in Run. Gramm. Island.; it became in lays and rímur, 1. 21; 2. 76, 81, 88, 3. 18, 44, 4. 20, 50, 5. 10, 7. 21.
2. sjóli occurs once as a name on a Swedish Runic stone.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- prob.probably.
- Goth.Gothic.
- Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- viz.namely.
- freq.frequent, frequently.
- mod.modern.
- e. g.exempli gratia.
- pr.proper, properly.
- Þd.Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Úlf.Úlfars-rímur.