Sonr

Old Norse Dictionary - sonr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sonr" in English.

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

sonr Old Norse word can mean:

sonr: m., gen. sonar, dat. syni, pl. synir, acc. sonu, and mod. syni, which form occurs in vellums of the end of the 13th century (Cod. Fris.), SkS. 329 B: an acc. sing. sunu, Thorsen 335 (a Dan. Runic stone). The forms syni, synir refer to an older nom. sunr, which is freq. in Norse vellums; on the other hand, Icel, vellums now and then have dat. søni, pl. sønir, Grág. ii. 174; senir, 656 C. 14; Guðs senir, id.; even spelt seyni, seynir, BS. i, RafnS. S.; the ø (ey) representing the vowel change of o. When sonr is suffixed to a name, the Icel. (but not Norsemen) drop the r, e. g. Snorri Sturlu-son (not sonr); it is in Edd. written in one word, Árni Magnússon, but in the vellums in two words, as in the list D. I. i. 185, 186 (Fiðr Halls son, Hjalti Arnsteins son …): [the root is sunu; cp. Goth. sunus, A. S. sunu, whence Engl. son, Dan. sön, but sen when suffixed, as Peter-sen.]

sonr: B. A son; skilgetinn sonr, laun-S., bróður-S., systur-S., dóttur-S., sonar-S., Grág. i. 171; sonar-dóttir. id.; sonar-kona, sonar-kvon, a daughter-in-law, n. G. l. i. 350, K. Á. 142; sonar-synir, a son’s sons, grandsons, Eg. 591; sona-torrek, a son’s loss, the name of an old poem, Eg.; sonar-dauði, sonar-missir, Stj.; sonar-bani, slayer of one’s son, Háv. 44, FmS. vi. 106; sonar-bætr, the weregild for a son, Nj. 21, FmS. i. 194; sonar iðgjöld, engi getr S. nema sjálfr ali, Stor.; sona-eign, Ld. 236, FaS. ii. 112; sonar-gjöld = sonar-bætr. Eg. 311; sonar-hefndir, Grett. 150. ☞ We may notice the brief way of stating a pedigree upwards with a running genitive; e. g. móðir hans hét Þórgerðr ok var dóttir Þorsteins ins Rauða, Óláfs-sonar ins Hvíta, Ingjalds-sonar, Helga-sonar, … Th. was the daughter of Th. the Red, son of Olave the White, son of Ingjald, son of Helgi; … Auðr var dóttir Ketils Flatnefs, Bjarnar-sonar Bunu, Grims-sonar hersis or Sogni, A. was the daughter of K. Flatnose, son of Bjórn Buna, son of Grim Hersir of Sogn, Nj. 2, see the Landn. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Cod.: Codex.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

Engl.: English.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Fris.: Frisian.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

nom.: nominative.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

sing.: singular.

L.: Linnæus.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Rafns. S.: Rafns Saga. (D. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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