Sýr

Old Norse Dictionary - sýr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sýr" in English.

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

sýr Old Norse word can mean:

sýr
f., gen. sýr, acc. sú, pl. sýr (declined as kýr, q. v.); [A. S. sú; Engl. sow; Dan. so; Germ. san; Gr. ύς; Lat. sūs]:—a sow; sýr ok grísir með, Grág. i. 504; sú (acc.) ræða, 427; súr eru augu sýr (gen.), Skálda (Thorodd); the word is obsolete in prose.
sýr
2. a nickname, Sigurðr sýr, gen. Sigurðar sýr, Fagrsk. 106; sýrar, v. l., also FmS. x. 405.
sýr
II. one of the names of the goddess Freyja, in gen. Sýrar, Edda; á ek Sýrar mey dýra, Edda (in a verse); fólk-sýrar, Korm. (in a verse).

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

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Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
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