Sjaund

Old Norse Dictionary - sjaund

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjaund" in English.

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

sjaund: f. a period or term of seven, ‘seven-night,’ just as fimmt (q. v.) is used of a summons before a court, so is this word in the old law only used in the metaph. sense of a funeral or even a funeral service; nú er maðr dauðr … komi þeir allir þar at sjaund, Gþl. 254, Jb. 146; at sjaund eða þrítugs-morni, N. G. l. i. 14, D. N. passim, see Fritzner; um sjaundar-görð (a funeral banquet) ok skulda-lúkning, N. G. l. i. 51; en þó mun ek því heita þér at þú komir til nokkurrar hvíldar eptir seond þína = after thy death, Fb. ii. 342 (Fbr. 200).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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