Sigra

Old Norse Dictionary - sigra

Meaning of Old Norse word "sigra" in English.

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

sigra Old Norse word can mean:

sigra: að, to vanquish, overcome, Eg. 6, Nj. 127, Fms. ii. 307, passim: to surpass, einn lokkr sigraði alla, Hkr. i. 72, Rb. 460, Fms. i. 42.

sigra: II. reflex. sigrask, to gain a victory; Einarr lagði þegar til orrostu ok sigraðisk, Hkr. i. 105; sigrask í orrostu, Eg. 274; fáir hafa af því sigrask, Nj. 103; þeir sögðu at þeir höfðu opt sigrask (sigrat Ed. less correct) þá er þeir höfðu barizk með minna liði, Fms. i. 42; þeir kváðu Bersa af slysi Kormaks sigrask hafa, Korm. 90: s. á e-m, to gain a victory over, Fms. i. 127, ii. 314, Fær. 75; man ek annat-hvárt sigrask á búöndum eða falla hér elligar, Ó. H. 209: impers., optask sigrask þeim eigi vel er fleiri eru saman, ef menn eru skeleggir til móts, Fær. 81.

sigra: 2. pass. to be overcome, Rb. 462 (Latinism).

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

Abbreviations used:

impers.: impersonal.

m.: masculine.

pers.: person.

reflex.: retlexive.

pass.: passive.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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