Sjúga

Old Norse Dictionary - sjúga

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjúga" in English.

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

sjúga
or better súga, Stj. 270, cp. lúka for ljúka, but in mod. usage inserting a j; pres. sýgr; pret. saug, saugt (mod. saugst), saug, pl. sugu; subj. sygi; part. soginn; a pret. só, Landn. 235, FS. 176; 2nd pers. sótt, Hom. (St.); cp. smó, ló, from smjúga, ljúga: [A. S. sûcan; Engl. suck; Germ. saügen; Dan. suge; Lat. sugere]:—to suck; sæll er sá kviðr es þik bar ok þat brjóst es þú sótt, Hom. (St.); sveinninn saug hana dauða, FS. 144 (só hana dauða, 176 l. c.); var björninn at ok só ór þeim blóðit, Landn. l. c.; þær hafa pípu með hverri þær súga, Stj. 270; þeir átu safa ok sugu birkju-við, FmS. viii. 33; þú hefir opt sár sogin, Hkv. 1. 36; S. brjóst konu, Mar.; lík öldum kálfi sál mín saug, Hallgr.; sýg ek ór söltum ægi sylg, FmS. vi. (in a verse); þar saug Níðhöggr nái fram-gengna, Vsp.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚢᚴᛅ
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.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
part.
participle.
pers.
person.
pl.
plural.
pres.
present.
pret.
preterite.
S.
Saga.
subj.
subjunctive.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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