Söngr

Old Norse Dictionary - söngr

Meaning of Old Norse word "söngr" (or sǫngr) in English.

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

söngr Old Norse word can mean:

söngr (sǫngr): m., old dat. söngvi, later söng; gen. acc. pl. söngva: [Ulf. saggus, = ὠδή, συμφωνία; a common Teut. word]:—a song, singing, music: þeir lásu aptan-sönginn, varð söngrinn eigi greiðligr, Fms. vii. 152; strengjum ok allskyns söng, Skálda; fagrlig samhljóðan söngsins, Bs. i. 240; syngja með fögrum söng, El. 21; fugla-s., a bird’s song; svana-s., a swan-song; söngvi svana, Edda (in a verse); vápn-s., a ‘weapon-song,’ clash of weapons, Akv.

söngr (sǫngr): 2. a chanting, of Ave Marias, etc.; heita föstum, fégjöfum ok söngum, lítið varð af söngum, Skíða R.; yfir-söngvar, Bs. i. 242: lága-s., q. v. (in the mass); tví-s., q. v.

söngr (sǫngr): 3. a song, lay; ok er þessa næst upphaf sanganna (gen. pl. sic), StR. 1; með kveðskap ok söngum, Bret. 48; man-söngr, a love-song; Grotta-s., the name of a poem, Edda 79, (ljóð þau er kallat er G.); söngs-íþrótt, music, Clem. 33. söngva-dikt, n. a song, composition, Stj. 560.

söngr (sǫngr): B. COMPDS: söngbók, söngfæri, sönghljóð, sönghljómr, sönghús, söngkórr, sönglauss, sönglist, söngmaðr, söngmær, söngnám, söngprestr, söngraust, söngskrá, söngtól.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, söngr may be more accurately written as sǫngr.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

etc.: et cetera.

q. v.: quod vide.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

El.: Elis Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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