Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Seggr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 seggr

m., pl. seggir, [A. S. säcg; from segja?]:—poët. a man, prop. a messenger, which sense can still be seen in Akv. 1, 2, 6, as also in the allit. seggr and segja; at þú mér, seggr, né segir, Skm. 5; seggir segja mér hvártveggja, Hallfred.

2 seggr

2. gener. a man, Vkv. 7, 21; nóttum fóru seggir, 6; sénir vóru seggir (strangers) und hjálmum, Hðm. 20; seggja dróttinn, Bkv. 5: the word remains in mod. usage in such phrases as, grimdar-seggr, a cruel man; óróa-seggr, a rioter. segg-fjöld, f. a host of men, Lex. Poët.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

seggr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
gener.: generally.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Bkv.: Brynhildar-kviða. (A. II.)
Hðm.: Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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