Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sýja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 sýja

also spelt sýgja, u, f. the suture of a ship (súð is the board, sýja the single suture, a súð therefore contains so and so many sýjur); komnar vóru níu sýjur á hvárt borð (mod. saumför), Fms. viii. 196; kjalar, stála, súða, sýgju, Edda 66; kjöl-sýja, q. v.

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Runic Inscription

sýja

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "sýja" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pret.: preterite.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
sing: singular.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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