Silungr

Old Norse Dictionary - silungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "silungr" in English.

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

silungr: m., better sílungr, spelt sijlungr in Run. Gramm. Ísland.; [silung and svilung = young salmon, Ivar Aasen]:—a trout, Edda (Gl.), Bs. ii. 173, freq. in mod. usage; silunga-net, -kista, -stöng, -veiði, Eggert Itin. p. 595.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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