Systrungr

Old Norse Dictionary - systrungr

Meaning of Old Norse word "systrungr" in English.

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

systrungr: m. one’s mother’s sister’s son, a male cousin (Dan. moster sön), Landn. 107, 178; s. við konung, the king’s cousin, Gþl. 54; Johannes euangelista, systrungr hans (i. e. Jesus) at frændsemi, Barl. 49; bræðrungar ok systrungar, brother’s sons and sister’s sons, first cousins on the mother’s and father’s side, Grág. i. 171; munu systrungar sifjum spilla, Vsp. (or is systrungar here the plur. fem. from systrung?); systrungs barn, a sister’s son’s child, a cousin’s child, Gþl. 244.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

fem.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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