Sigla

Old Norse Dictionary - sigla

Meaning of Old Norse word "sigla" in English.

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

sigla Old Norse word can mean:

sigla: ð or d, [segl], to sail; sigla ok róa. Eg. 86, Grág. ii. 130; S. af landi, to stand off the land, Landn. 26; S. at landi, to stand in to land; S. með landi, to sail along shore; S. rétt í vestr, í norðr, Eg. 86, Landn. 25; S. út ór ánni, Þórð. 26; S. í haf, á haf, or til hafs, to stand out to sea, Ld. 32, Nj. 4, FmS. vi. 359; en er þeir höfðu um siglt, sailed by, FmS. v. 305; freisia ef þeir sigli svá um oss fram, Orkn. 402; S. undan, to sail away, id.; S. meira, to sail faster, Ó. H. 182; S. eptir e-m, id.; sigla djarfliga. FmS. vii. 67; S. á skip, to strike against, x. 76: the distance or course in acc., sigla þeir sunnan fyrir Stað tuttugu vikur sævar, xi. 122; þá mun siglt vera tylpt fyrir sunnan Ísland, then the course will be a ‘tylpt’ south of Iceland, Landn. 25; segla menn, at Skopti hafi fyrstr Norðmanna siglt Njörva-sund, that S. is the first Northman that sailed by N., FmS. vii. 66; S. lítinn byr ok fagran, ii. 182; sigla þeir góða byri, x. 260; sigldi hann inn um Agðanes vá mikinn storm, at …, ix. 314: sigldi hann ór Suðreyjum svá mikla sigling. at …, he sailed so famous a voyage, that…, Landn. 214; þeir sigla norðr um Sognsæ byr góðan ok bjart veðr, Eg. 120; sigli þér sælir! (Gr. εὐπλοειτε), Am. 32.

sigla: 2. in Icel. sigla also means to travel, like Fr. voyager; hann sigldi þrysvar, went thrice abroad; kálfr sigldi, kom út naut, kusi lifð’ og dó ‘ann, a ditty; hence sigldr, part. travelled, and ó-sigldr, untravelled.

sigla: II. metaph. phrases; sigla á veðr e-m, to get to windward of one, take the wind out of his sails; engi maðr mun meirr hafa siglt á veðr jafnmörgum höfðingjum, Band. 39 new Ed.; sigla milli skers ok báru, between the skerry and the billow, between Scylla and Charybdis, FmS. ii. 268, Fb. iii. 402; þeir höföu sigr er ú-vænna þóttu út sigla, they won the race who were thought to have the least chance at the start, Sturl. iii. 251; þótt þér þykki eigi úvænt út sigla, though the chance be small at the start, 237.

sigla: 2. to go as with sails; sigldi hann millum limanna á annat tré, of a squirrel leaping from tree to tree, Ó. H. 85.

sigla: III. rccipr., þeir sigldusk nær í sundi einu, Korm. 230: part. gerund, siglanda segltækt, fit for sailing; siglanda væri þetta veðr fyrir Jaðar, ef …, Ó. H. 138; ú-siglanda veðr, weather not fit for sailing.

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

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Sigla (I)

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

Gr.: Greek.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

part.: participle.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

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