Gammelnorsk ordbokoppføring

SIF

Gammelnorsk ordbokoppføring

Definisjoner

3 Definisjoner

1 SIF

f., pl. sifjar; [Ulf. sibja. Gal. iv. s. Rom. ix. 4; A. S. and Scot. sib; Engl. gos-sip = god-sib; Hel. sibbia; O. H. G. sibba; Germ. sippe]:—affinity.

2 SIF

2. in sing. the word is only used as a pr. name ot the goddess Sif, gen. sifjar (dat. sifju, Edda i. 340). Sif, the golden-haired goddess, wife of Thor, betokens mother earth with her golden sheaves of grain; she was the goddess of the sanctity of the family and wedlock, whence her name, see Edda and the old poems passim.

3 SIF

3. plur. ‘sib’, affinity, connection, by marriage; the word is used in ancient poems and in the law, and in compds; byggja sifjar, to marry; jafnnáit skal byggja sifjar ok frændsemi, Grág. i. 308; eigi skulu vera skyldri sifjar með þeim enn fimmta manni, i. e. no marriage nearer than the fifth degree, 310; sifjar (affinity) is opp. to frændsemi (blood relationship), flest stórmenni var bundit í frændsemi eða sifjum við hann, Fms. vii. 299, v. l.; spilla sifjum, to commit adultery; munu systrungar sifjum spilla, cousins will ‘spoil the sib,’ referring to adulterous intercourse with near relations in law, Vsp.; slíta sifjum = spilla sifjum, Merl. 154: again, þyrma sifjum, to hold the sifjar holy, Skv. 3. 28: hence sifja-slit and sifja-spell, n. pl. violation of the law of affinity, adultery; frændsemis-spell ok sifja-spell, Grág. i. 341, Sks. 338 B; þat eru sifjaslit en meiri, er maðr liggr með systrungum tveim, Grág. i. 358; í manndrápum ok í sifjasliti, Edda. The word sifjar also remains in bú-sifjar (q. v.), Landn. 147, Eg. 750, Fs. 31; guð-sifjar (q. v.), as also guð-sefi, guð-sifja (q. v.), a gossip, sponsor: in karl-sift, kvenn-sift, q. v.; cp. also barna sifjar, the bond or unity arising from having had children together, or = adoption (?), cp. Ulf. suniwe-sibja = υἱοθεσία, Gal. iv. 5, Ls. 16: lastly, the phrase, blanda sifjum, to blend sifjar together, to blend souls together (?), Hm. 125 (akin to sefi, q. v.)

Lignende ord

Runeskrift

SIF

Mulig runeskrift i yngre futhark

Runeteksten ovenfor representerer det gammelnorske ordet "SIF" slik det kan vises i runeinnskrifter fra vikingtiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).

Brukte forkortelser

Vanlige forkortelser

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
dat.: dative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
gen.: genitive.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Hel.: Heliand.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.
plur.: plural.
pr.: proper.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
Scot.: Scottish.
sing: singular.
sing.: singular.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Verker & Forfattere

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Merl.: Merlinus Spa. (A. III.)
Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
Vsp.: Völuspá. (A. I.)

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