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Synda

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1 synda

d, mod. t, [sund], to swim; synti allt út í haf, Brandkr. 60 (paper MS.); ok syndu vestr yfir Jökuls-á, Sturl. ii. 157; the word has prevailed in mod. usage, but is very rare in old writers, who either use the tenses of svimma (q. v.) or more freq. leggjask, see leggja.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

synda

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
South, Southern.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Brandkr.
Brandkrossa-þáttr. (D. V.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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