Sjau

Old Norse Dictionary - sjau

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjau" in English.

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

sjau Old Norse word can mean:

sjau: mod. sjö, a cardinal number; [Goth. sibun; A. S. seofon; Engl. seven; O. H. G. sibun; Germ. sieben; Dan. syv; Swed. sju; Lat. septem; Gr. ἑπτά; the Icel. and Scandin. is a contracted form, suppressing the medial labial, cp. Engl. sen in ‘sennight,’ Senhouse]:—seven, passim; sjau-vikna-fasta, Lent.

sjau: COMPDS: sjaufaldliga, sjaufaldr, sjausinnum, sjaustirni, sjöstjarna, sjauvetra.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Gr.: Greek.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

Swed.: Swedish.

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