Sjúkr

Old Norse Dictionary - sjúkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjúkr" in English.

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

sjúkr Old Norse word can mean:

sjúkr
sjúk, sjúkt, adj. [Ulf. siuks = ἀσθενής; A. S. seôc; Engl. sick; O. H. G. siuh; Dan. syg; cp. Lat. saucius; the Goth. has a strong root-verb, sjúkan, sauk, = ἀσθενειν; cp. sótt]:—sick; hann liggr sjúkr heima at búð, Nj. 80; siúkir ymissa sótta, 655 xiv. B. 2; sjúkum kálfi, Hm.; svá S. at hann væri náliga at bana kominn, FmS. xi. 101; Grettir var svá S. at hann mátti eigi á fætr standa, Grett. 153; keli-S., q. v.; fjör-S.; ú-sjúkr, not sick; líf-S., life-sick, Lex. Poët.
sjúkr
II. metaph. concerned; sjúkr um e-t, Stj. 422; hug-S., mind-sick, anxious.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
v.
vide.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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