Syndigr

Old Norse Dictionary - syndigr

Meaning of Old Norse word "syndigr" in English.

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

syndigr
adj., contr. syngan (qs. syndgan), Hom. 40; syndgir, 130; synþgom, Mar. pref. xxxii, l. 23; but else uncontr. syndigir, Niðrst. 7; synduga, Stj. 173, 316, and so in mod. usage: [A. S. synig; Dan. syndig]:—sinful; einn syndugr maðr, Barl. 173, passim; see the references above.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
contr.
contracted.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pref.
preface.
qs.
quasi.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Niðrst.
Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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