Synda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Synda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᚾᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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