SÍMA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SÍMA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SÍMA

n., pl. simu, Hkv. 1. 3, Skv. 2. 14, D. N. ii. 1035, declined like auga; the gen. plur. (símna) does not occur, [popular Norse and Dan. sîme]:—a rope, cord; þær ór sandi síma (simo or símu?) undu, Hbl. 18; þær um greiddu gullin símo, Hkv. l. c.; örlög-símo, Skv. l. c.; þeir er á lögðu byr-síma (acc. sing.) ok mik bundu, Vkv. 12; silki-síma, Lex. Poët.: in compds, hár-síma (Dan. haar-sime), a ribbon for the hair, Ragn S. (in a verse); lík-síma (q. v.), a leech-line; byr-síma, Vkv. l. c. (uncertain what kind of cord); brúna-síma = hársíma, Lex. Poët.; álm-síma, poët. a bow-string, Eg. (in a verse); varr-síma, ‘water-cord,’ the wake formed by a ship: cp. also gör-semi, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
gen.: genitive.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
plur.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
sing: singular.
sing.: singular.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Hbl.: Harbarðs-ljóð. (A. I.)
Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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