Súsvort

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Súsvort

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 súsvort

f. the nightingale; einn fugl þann er heitir philomela á Látinu en á Norrænu heitir súsvort, sumir kalla ok niktigalu, Barl. 39: the word is obsolete in Icel., and the passage in Barl. stands alone in the old literature; not even does the Edda (Gl. in the list of birds) record this word; but it is preserved in provincial Norse sysvorta (sisvorta, svisvorta) = turdus torquatus, the ring ousel, Ivar Aasen: the etymology is quite uncertain.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛋᚢᚢᚱᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
gl
glossary.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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