Silungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Silungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 silungr

m., better sílungr, spelt sijlungr in Run. Gramm. Ísland.; [silung and svilung = young salmon, Ivar Aasen]:—a trout, Edda (Gl.), Bs. ii. 173, freq. in mod. usage; silunga-net, -kista, -stöng, -veiði, Eggert Itin. p. 595.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᛚᚢᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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