Sina

Old Norse Dictionary - sina

Meaning of Old Norse word "sina" in English.

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

sina
u, f. [Norse sen-gras], withered grass which has stood the winter through, Grág. ii. 233, 291: in the phrase, sem eldr í sinu, like fire in dry grass; flaug þat sem sinu-eldr allt austr til lands-enda, Hkr. i. 126: freq. in mod. usage, fúa-sina.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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