Sig

Old Norse Dictionary - sig

Meaning of Old Norse word "sig" in English.

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

sig: n. [sigr], a victory, Edda (Gl.), Lex. Poët., passim, but never in prose: in poët. compds as. sig-björk, a weapon; sig-freyr, a warrior; sig-máni, a shield; Sig-föðr, of Odin, Lex. poët.: cp. the pr. names, Sigi, Sigarr, Sig-fastr, Sig-björn, Sig-fúss, Sig-hvatr, Sig-mundr, Sig-valdi, Sig-tryggr, Sig-urðr; of women, Sig-ný, Sig-ríðr, Sig-vör, Landn.

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

Similar entries:

Sig (II)

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

poët.: poetically.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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