Sindra

Old Norse Dictionary - sindra

Meaning of Old Norse word "sindra" in English.

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

sindra: að, to glow, sparkle, like the slag in a forge; þat (the sword) var svá bjart at s. þótti af, Fb. i. 157, Fas. i. 371; þótti mér aldri soðit verða til fulls en sindraði ávallt ór, Þorst. Síðu H. 177; ok sindrar of allt land, id.; sindrandi járn, glowing iron, Sks. 204, Fms. x. 418.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Þorst. Síðu H.: Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)

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