Sifi

Old Norse Dictionary - sifi

Meaning of Old Norse word "sifi" in English.

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

sifi: a, m. a relation by marriage, affinis; sifja silfr, Sdm. 28 (Bugge); at álnum sifja, Ad.; but both passages are dubious; guð-sifi, a god-sib.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ad.: Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

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