Saga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Saga

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 saga

að, to saw, cut with a saw, Barl. 166, Fms. vii. 89.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛅᚴᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. D.
Anno Domini.
bisk
bishop.
Brit. Mus.
British Museum.
ch
chapter.
ch.
chapter.
Cod.
Codex.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
Gr.
Greek.
i. e.
id est.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
orig
original, originally.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
pref.
preface.
S.
South, Southern.
sing
singular.
sing.
singular.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Arna-Magn.
Arna-Magnacanus.
Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Blas.
Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Kb.
Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Safn
Safn til Sögu Islands.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Yngl. S.
Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
Þorst. Síðu H.
Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)
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