Systrungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Systrungr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 systrungr

m. one’s mother’s sister’s son, a male cousin (Dan. moster sön), Landn. 107, 178; s. við konung, the king’s cousin, Gþl. 54; Johannes euangelista, systrungr hans (i. e. Jesus) at frændsemi, Barl. 49; bræðrungar ok systrungar, brother’s sons and sister’s sons, first cousins on the mother’s and father’s side, Grág. i. 171; munu systrungar sifjum spilla, Vsp. (or is systrungar here the plur. fem. from systrung?); systrungs barn, a sister’s son’s child, a cousin’s child, Gþl. 244.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛋᛏᚱᚢᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
fem.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
plur.
plural.

Works & Authors

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)

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