SJÚKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

SJÚKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 SJÚKR

sjúk, sjúkt, adj. [Ulf. siuks = ἀσθενής; A. S. seôc; Engl. sick; O. H. G. siuh; Dan. syg; cp. Lat. saucius; the Goth. has a strong root-verb, sjúkan, sauk, = ἀσθενειν; cp. sótt]:—sick; hann liggr sjúkr heima at búð, Nj. 80; siúkir ymissa sótta, 655 xiv. B. 2; sjúkum kálfi, Hm.; svá s. at hann væri náliga at bana kominn, Fms. xi. 101; Grettir var svá s. at hann mátti eigi á fætr standa, Grett. 153; keli-s., q. v.; fjör-s.; ú-sjúkr, not sick; líf-s., life-sick, Lex. Poët.

2 SJÚKR

II. metaph. concerned; sjúkr um e-t, Stj. 422; hug-s., mind-sick, anxious.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᚢᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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