Siga

Old Norse Dictionary - siga

Meaning of Old Norse word "siga" in English.

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

siga Old Norse word can mean:

siga: 1. að, = sígá; þá sigaði svá at honum (‘it sank over him,’ i. e. he fainted away) … ok lá náliga milli heims ok helju, Grett. 85 new Ed.

siga: 2. að, to excite dogs by shouting rrr! siga or siga hundum, Fas. i. 88, Art., Mag. 64, see Gramm. p. xxviii.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Art.: Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

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