Sízt

Old Norse Dictionary - sízt

Meaning of Old Norse word "sízt" in English.

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

sízt Old Norse word can mean:

sízt: adv. (síz, sítz), since; síz Hákon fór með heiðin goð, Hkm.; síz, Gm. 48; sítz, Am. 52, Stor. 19; sízt Gunnarr lézk, Nj. 142; síz ek tók at erfð, Grág. ii. 204; sítz Haraldr gráfeldr féll, Fms. x. 387; sítz Magnúss féll, 407; sítz hann kom í land, 398; sítsz þeir bræðr höfðu í Noreg sótt, 382; þeir höfðu ekki etið sízt laugar-dag, ix. 406, v. l.; sízt í hanzka-þumlungi hnúkðir þú, Ls. 60; sízt þik geldu, Hkv. 1. 39; sízt vér misstum skipa várra, Fms. viii. 181, v. l.; sítz þeir Magnúss ok Erlingr gáfu honum þat upp, Pref. xxi.

sízt: 2. followed by an acc.; sízt mína sonu dauða, since my sons’ death, Vkv. 29.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

acc.: accusative.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hkm.: Hákonar-mál. (A. III.)

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

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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