Sifjaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - sifjaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sifjaðr" in English.

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

sifjaðr: part. bound in affinity; Óðni sifjaðr, Hým. 21; sitjaðan sjötum görvöllum, Hdl. 42: in the allit. sifjaðr and sakaðr (q. v.), Gþl. 67, 547; eiga skylt eðr sifjað við e-n, D. N. v. 360.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hdl.: Hyndlu-ljóð. (A. II.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

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