SJAU

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SJAU

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SJAU

mod. sjö, a cardinal number; [Goth. sibun; A. S. seofon; Engl. seven; O. H. G. sibun; Germ. sieben; Dan. syv; Swed. sju; Lat. septem; Gr. ἑπτά; the Icel. and Scandin. is a contracted form, suppressing the medial labial, cp. Engl. sen in ‘sennight,’ Senhouse]:—seven, passim; sjau-vikna-fasta, Lent.

2 SJAU

COMPDS: sjaufaldliga, sjaufaldr, sjausinnum, sjaustirni, sjöstjarna, sjauvetra.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᛅᚢ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
Gr.: Greek.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
sing: singular.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

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