Sýta

Old Norse Dictionary - sýta

Meaning of Old Norse word "sýta" in English.

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

sýta: t, [sút], to wail; veit ek at vætki of sýtig, hvar aldri skal slíta, Hallfred; þeir sýttu hann sem dauðan, Bs. i. 743; Elena sýtti alla æfi dauða hans, Bret. 77: absol., Skálda 211; sýta ok klökva, Hom. 193; þér munuð sýta og gráta en heimrinn mun fagna, John xvi. 20: to pine for, with acc., er þat (acc.) íllt at sýta er maðr fær eigi. Fas. i. 174; sýtir æ glöggr við gjöfum, a saying, Hm. 47; sýtir eigi drengr við dauða, a saying, … er-at sýtandi dauði, Km.

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

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

acc.: accusative.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Km.: Kráku-mál. (A. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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