Sýsl

Old Norse Dictionary - sýsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "sýsl" in English.

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

sýsl Old Norse word can mean:

sýsl
1. f. business, = sýsla; góð sýsl var þat, Fms. vi. 333 (in a verse).
sýsl
2. (sýsla, Mkv.), adj. eager, painstaking; nökkuð varð hón sýsla of sik (= sýsl), she was a meddlesome thing, Mkv.; þá er þú ferr með úvin þínum á götu, ver þú sýsl at leysask frá honum, Greg. 41 (an old rendering of Matth. v. 25).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
adj.
adjective.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Mkv.
Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
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