Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Silungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

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Runic Inscription

silungr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

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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