Syndr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Syndr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

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.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᚾᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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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