Sik

Old Norse Dictionary - sik

Meaning of Old Norse word "sik" in English.

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

sik Old Norse word can mean:

sik: acc. of the reflex. pron. (cp. sér, sín), also often spelt sek, esp. in Norse vellums and Grág. i. 50, 114, ii. 240, 241, etc., Js. 17, 20, Sks. 276 B, the later form sig:—Lat. se, self; ef þat drekkr sik sjálft, Gþl. 504; þeir hvíldu sik þar, Eg. 586; Gunnarr verr sik þar til er hann féll af mæði, Nj. 116; nú er at verja sik, 83; konungr tók stór gjöld af þeim er honum þóttu í sökum við sik, Eg. 589.

sik: 2. referring to the object in the sentence; Kári bað Björn hafa sik (viz. Björn) ekki frammi, Nj. 261.

sik: II. for the use of sik to form reflexive verbs, as a suffixed -sk, see ek (B) and Gramm. p. xxvi.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

etc.: et cetera.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

pron.: pronoun.

reflex.: retlexive.

viz.: namely.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.

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