Syfja

Old Norse Dictionary - syfja

Meaning of Old Norse word "syfja" in English.

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

syfja Old Norse word can mean:

syfja: að, [svefn, sofa], he gets sleepy, only impers.; e-n (acc.) syfjar, mik syfjar, Finnb. 340, Nj. 94; hvárt syfjar þik, Járnskjöldr faðir? Fb. i. 258; hann kvað sik svá syfja, at hann mætti engan veg uppi sitja, Háv. 55.

syfja: 2. pass. part. syfjaðr, sleepy, Fas. i. 231, 256, Fms. viii. 94, ix. 532.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

v.: vide.

part.: participle.

pass.: passive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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