Segi

Old Norse Dictionary - segi

Meaning of Old Norse word "segi" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

segi: or sigi, a, m. a slice, bit, clot; hjarta mitt var runnit sundr í siga, my heart was molten into drops, ‘torn into shreds,’ Sól. 43; hann skar af tungu ormsins einn sega, Tristr.; hann skar hann sundr í siga, Bret. 170; hann (the dog) greip í kálfann ok þar ór siga, Fas. ii. 426; þórir kvaðsk úviljaðr at skera slærrum segjum, to cut larger slices, Sturl. i. 61; töngu segi, the tongs’ bit, poët. = the iron in the forge, Þd. 15; blóð-segi, a clot of blood; fjör-segi, the heart; tál-segi, a bait; kló-segi, kverk-segi, q. v.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

poët.: poetically.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Tristr.: Tristrams Saga. (G. II.)

Þd.: Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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