Sigg

Old Norse Dictionary - sigg

Meaning of Old Norse word "sigg" in English.

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

sigg
n. [akin to seigr, sigi?], = Lat. callus; hans hörund er svá hart sem sigg villi-galtar, Þiðr. 180, 297; þat var hart sem sigg ok ekki blóð í, Fbr. 77 new Ed., freq. in mod. usage.

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

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Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
Lat.
Latin.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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