Sús

Old Norse Dictionary - sús

Meaning of Old Norse word "sús" in English.

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

sús
n. [cp. Dan. suse; Germ. sausen], the roar of the surf; a απ. λεγ. in a paper MS. to Vsp. 17, at ‘súsi,’ to the roaring sea (?), but as both the extant vellums, the Cod. Reg. and the Hb., read ‘húsi,’ this reading, if correct, must be traced to some lost vellum of the Vsp. (perhaps a lost leaf of the Cod. Arna Mag. No. 748?). The context, and the paraphrase in Edda, ‘með sævar-ströndu,’ are in favour of the reading of the paper MSS. and against that of the vellumS.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
Cod.
Codex.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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