Segi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Segi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 segi

or sigi, a, m. a slice, bit, clot; hjarta mitt var runnit sundr í siga, my heart was molten into drops, ‘torn into shreds,’ Sól. 43; hann skar af tungu ormsins einn sega, Tristr.; hann skar hann sundr í siga, Bret. 170; hann (the dog) greip í kálfann ok þar ór siga, Fas. ii. 426; þórir kvaðsk úviljaðr at skera slærrum segjum, to cut larger slices, Sturl. i. 61; töngu segi, the tongs’ bit, poët. = the iron in the forge, Þd. 15; blóð-segi, a clot of blood; fjör-segi, the heart; tál-segi, a bait; kló-segi, kverk-segi, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bret.
Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Tristr.
Tristrams Saga. (G. II.)
Þd.
Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)

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