Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sinjor

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 sinjor

and synjor, mod. signor, m. [for. word, Ital. signore; Fr. seigneur, etc.]:—a lord, master; Sighvat, who first uses the word, applies it to king Olave, in one passage rhyming sinnjor with þinna, in another synjor with brynju: it survives in Icel. in signor, a title of a hreppstjóri (signor Jón).

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

sinjor

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

etc.: et cetera.
for.: foreign.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Ital.: Italian.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.

Works & Authors

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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