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 Old Norse word can mean:

sig: n. [síga], a rope which is let down; fóru þá sigin ofan í gröfina, en Þoroddr upp, Ó. H. 152, Þjal. S: also of the rope by which a fowler is let down precipices, as described in Bs. ii. 111.

sig: 2. in Icel. ropes with weights, put over hayricks, boats, or the like, to keep them safe (láta sig á hey); whence siga-keppr, m. a log fastened as a weight to a rope’s end: metaph. of a log-like, slow fellow; þú ert einsog sigakeppr!

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

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Sig (I)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Þjal.: Þjalar-Jóns Saga. (G. III.)

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