Siklingr

Old Norse Dictionary - siklingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "siklingr" in English.

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

siklingr: m. a king, poët.; Sigarr þaðan eru komnir Siklingar, Edda 105, Ýt. 1, Skv. 1. 33, Hkv. 2. 22, Lex. poët., and freq. in the mod. Rímur; sikling dáinn syrgir her | saknar lengi frúin, Núm. 20. 58.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

poët.: poetically.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

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