Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sig

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 sig

n. [sigr], a victory, Edda (Gl.), Lex. Poëtt, passim, but never in prose: in poët. compds as. sig-björk, a weapon; sig-freyr, a warrior; sig-máni, a shield; Sig-föðr, of Odin, Lex. Poët.: cp. the pr. names, Sigi, Sigarr, Sig-fastr, Sig-björn, Sig-fúss, Sig-hvatr, Sig-mundr, Sig-valdi, Sig-tryggr, Sig-urðr; of women, Sig-ný, Sig-ríðr, Sig-vör, Landn.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

sig

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
pr.: proper.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Þjal.: Þjalar-Jóns Saga. (G. III.)

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