Sýkjask

Old Norse Dictionary - sýkjask

Meaning of Old Norse word "sýkjask" in English.

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

sýkjask: ð and t, [sjúkr; Ulf. sjûkan = ἀσθενειν], to grow sick, sicken, Sks. 97; sýkðisk, Fms. x. 410; sýkisk öll sú hin úhrausta kona, 656 B. 7; sýkðusk af heilsu hennar, Greg. 46; sýkjask í hugnum, Pr. 124.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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