Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Syndr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 syndr

adj., qs. symdr, svimdr, [from sund; symd, Ivar Aasen], able to swim, swimming; vera syndr, Fms. x. 66; s. vel, Fb. i. 368; s. sem selr, Nj. 29, passim.

Similar Words

SÁ
SADDR
safali
SAFI
safn

Runic Inscription

syndr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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