Systkin

Old Norse Dictionary - systkin

Meaning of Old Norse word "systkin" in English.

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

systkin Old Norse word can mean:

systkin: n. pl., sounded syskin and spelt thus, Edda i. 56, Landn. 149, Fms. vi. 398, Grág. i. 232, n. G. l. i. 151; [Dan. sösken]:—collect. a brother and sister, brothers and sisters; öll syskin sín, þau systkin, systkin sín, passim; telja frá systkinum tveim, n. G. l. i. 147.

systkin: COMPDS: systkinabörn, systkinadætr, systkinasynir.

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

Abbreviations used:

collect.: collective.

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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