Sí-byrða

Old Norse Dictionary - sí-byrða

Meaning of Old Norse word "sí-byrða" in English.

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

sí-byrða
ð, to lay ships alongside, broadside to broadside, in a sea-fight; þeir síbyrðu við öllum skipunum, Orkn. 362; síbyrði hann þar við Járnbarðann, Fms. ii. 317; jarl lá ávallt síbyrt við skipin, i. 174, ii. 317, x. 358.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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