Systur-dóttir

Old Norse Dictionary - systur-dóttir

Meaning of Old Norse word "systur-dóttir" in English.

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

systur-dóttir
f. a sister’s daughter, Grág. i. 171, Ld. 26, Finnb. 258; systurdóttur sonr, N. G. L. i. 77.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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